Influence of prenatal exercise on the relationship between maternal overweight and obesity and select delivery outcomes

Abstract Women with overweight or obesity (OWOB) have an increased risk of cesarean birth, preterm birth (PTB), and high birth weight infants. Although regular exercise decreases this risk in healthy weight women, these associations have not been explored in OWOB. Women were randomized at 13–16 week...

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Main Authors: Samantha M. McDonald, Steven Mouro, Breanna Wisseman, Christy Isler, James DeVente, Edward Newton, Jason Hildebrand, Devon Kuehn, George Kelley, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Nicholas T. Broskey, Linda E. May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22283-0