Impact of prenatal exercise on neonatal and childhood outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal exercise is safe and beneficial for the fetus. Maternal exercise was associated with reduced odds of macrosomia (abnormally large babies) and was not associated with neonatal complications or adverse childhood outcomes.
PMID: 30337465 [PubMed - in process]

Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - October 21, 2018 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Davenport MH, Meah VL, Ruchat SM, Davies GA, Skow RJ, Barrowman N, Adamo KB, Poitras VJ, Gray CE, Jaramillo Garcia A, Sobierajski F, Riske L, James M, Kathol AJ, Nuspl M, Marchand AA, Nagpal TS, Slater LG, Weeks A, Barakat R, Mottola MF Tags: Br J Sports Med Source Type: research