Exercise in obese pregnant women: The role of social factors, lifestyle and pregnancy symptoms
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Open Access
- 12 January 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Vol. 11 (1) , 4
Abstract
Physical activity may reduce the risk of adverse maternal outcomes, yet there are very few studies that have examined the correlates of exercise amongst obese women during pregnancy. We examined which relevant sociodemographic, obstetric, and health behaviour variables and pregnancy symptoms were associated with exercise in a small sample of obese pregnant women.Keywords
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