Patterns of leisure-time physical activity across pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes

• Main Authors: Janet M. Catov (Author), Corette B. Parker (Author), Bethany Barone Gibbs (Author), Carla M. Bann (Author), Benjamin Carper (Author), Robert M. Silver (Author), Hyagriv N. Simhan (Author), Samuel Parry (Author), Judith H. Chung (Author), David M. Haas (Author), Ronald J. Wapner (Author), George R. Saade (Author), Brian M. Mercer (Author), C. Noel Bairey-Merz (Author), Philip Greenland (Author), Deborah B. Ehrenthal (Author), Shannon E. Barnes (Author), Anthony L. Shanks (Author), Uma M. Reddy (Author), William A. Grobman (Author), for the NICHD NuMoM2b and NHLBI NuMoM2b Heart Health Study Network (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although leisure-time physical activity (PA) contributes to overall health, including pregnancy health, patterns across pregnancy have not been related to birth outcomes. We hypothesized that women with sustained low leisure-time PA would have excess risk of adverse pregnancy out...