Exercise During Pregnancy and Prenatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: Prenatal depression is associated with an increased risk of physical, physiological, cardiovascular, and psychological diseases for mothers and future newborns. Prenatal depression and depressive symptoms could have negative effects on the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral dev...
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| author | Miguel Sánchez-Polán Evelia Franco Cristina Silva-José Javier Gil-Ares Javier Gil-Ares Javier Pérez-Tejero Javier Pérez-Tejero Rubén Barakat Rubén Barakat Ignacio Refoyo |
| author_facet | Miguel Sánchez-Polán Evelia Franco Cristina Silva-José Javier Gil-Ares Javier Gil-Ares Javier Pérez-Tejero Javier Pérez-Tejero Rubén Barakat Rubén Barakat Ignacio Refoyo |
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| description | Background: Prenatal depression is associated with an increased risk of physical, physiological, cardiovascular, and psychological diseases for mothers and future newborns. Prenatal depression and depressive symptoms could have negative effects on the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral development of children.Objective: This study aimed to examine the influence of exercise during pregnancy on the prevalence of prenatal depression and depressive symptoms in the scientific literature.Data Sources: A search was carried out examining different online databases up to November 2020.Methods of Study Selection: A systematic review with random effects meta-analysis was performed. Only randomized controlled trials published in English or Spanish with pregnant populations and interventions with exercise programs carried out during pregnancy were included. The scores obtained by the tools that measured the emotional state and depressive symptoms as well as the number and percentage of depressed women of the study groups were analyzed.Tabulation, Integration, and Results: We analyzed 15 studies and found a negative association between moderate exercise during pregnancy and prenatal depression (ES = −0.36, 95% CI = −0.58, −13, I2 = 80.2%, Pheterogeneity = 0.001). In addition, the studies also showed that women who were inactive during pregnancy had a 16% higher probability of suffering prenatal depression [RR = 0.84 (95% IC = 0.74, 0.96) I2 = 61.9%, Pheterogeneity = 0.010].Conclusion: Supervised exercise during pregnancy may be useful for the prevention and reduction of prenatal depression and depressive symptoms.Systematic Review Registration: Registered in PROSPERO (Registration No. CRD42020164819). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9dfe102543a845dc8c528a64a39c66972022-12-21T20:38:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2021-06-011210.3389/fphys.2021.640024640024Exercise During Pregnancy and Prenatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisMiguel Sánchez-Polán0Evelia Franco1Cristina Silva-José2Javier Gil-Ares3Javier Gil-Ares4Javier Pérez-Tejero5Javier Pérez-Tejero6Rubén Barakat7Rubén Barakat8Ignacio Refoyo9AFIPE Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Education, Research Methods and Evaluation, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, SpainAFIPE Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainAFIPE Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Physical Activity, Sports and Leisure Social Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainAFIPE Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Health and Human Performance, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainAFIPE Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Physical Activity, Sports and Leisure Social Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Sports, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainBackground: Prenatal depression is associated with an increased risk of physical, physiological, cardiovascular, and psychological diseases for mothers and future newborns. Prenatal depression and depressive symptoms could have negative effects on the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral development of children.Objective: This study aimed to examine the influence of exercise during pregnancy on the prevalence of prenatal depression and depressive symptoms in the scientific literature.Data Sources: A search was carried out examining different online databases up to November 2020.Methods of Study Selection: A systematic review with random effects meta-analysis was performed. Only randomized controlled trials published in English or Spanish with pregnant populations and interventions with exercise programs carried out during pregnancy were included. The scores obtained by the tools that measured the emotional state and depressive symptoms as well as the number and percentage of depressed women of the study groups were analyzed.Tabulation, Integration, and Results: We analyzed 15 studies and found a negative association between moderate exercise during pregnancy and prenatal depression (ES = −0.36, 95% CI = −0.58, −13, I2 = 80.2%, Pheterogeneity = 0.001). In addition, the studies also showed that women who were inactive during pregnancy had a 16% higher probability of suffering prenatal depression [RR = 0.84 (95% IC = 0.74, 0.96) I2 = 61.9%, Pheterogeneity = 0.010].Conclusion: Supervised exercise during pregnancy may be useful for the prevention and reduction of prenatal depression and depressive symptoms.Systematic Review Registration: Registered in PROSPERO (Registration No. CRD42020164819).https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.640024/fullexercisepregnancyprenatal depressionmodelfetus |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Sánchez-Polán Evelia Franco Cristina Silva-José Javier Gil-Ares Javier Gil-Ares Javier Pérez-Tejero Javier Pérez-Tejero Rubén Barakat Rubén Barakat Ignacio Refoyo Exercise During Pregnancy and Prenatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Frontiers in Physiology exercise pregnancy prenatal depression model fetus |
| title | Exercise During Pregnancy and Prenatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full | Exercise During Pregnancy and Prenatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Exercise During Pregnancy and Prenatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exercise During Pregnancy and Prenatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_short | Exercise During Pregnancy and Prenatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_sort | exercise during pregnancy and prenatal depression a systematic review and meta analysis |
| topic | exercise pregnancy prenatal depression model fetus |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.640024/full |
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