Physical activity in pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes

Bibliographic Data

ID5232465
AuthorsAdriana Sousa Rêgo (0000-0002-2494-030X, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Maria Teresa Seabra Soares Britto E Alves (0000-0002-4806-7752, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista (0000-0002-1529-0165, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Cecilia Cláudia Costa Ribeiro (0000-0003-0041-7618, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Heloísa Bettiol (0000-0001-8744-4373, Universidade de São Paulo), Viviane Cunha Cardoso (0000-0002-2677-5600, Universidade de São Paulo), Marco A Barbieri (0000-0001-8060-1428, Universidade de São Paulo), Flávia Helen Furtado Loureiro (0000-0001-5847-6130, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Antonio Augusto Moura Da Silva (0000-0003-4968-5138, Universidade Federal do Maranhão)
Year2016
Volume32
Issue11
Pagese00086915-e00086915
Publication date2016-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00086915
PMID27925023
OpenAlexW2559096357
SciELOS0102-311X2016001105003
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited32

This study focused on the association between physical activity in the second trimester of pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The study used a sample from the BRISA cohort, São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil, which included women with singleton pregnancy, gestational age from 22 to 25 weeks confirmed by obstetric ultrasound performed at < 20 weeks, and re-interviewed in the first 24 hours postpartum (n = 1,380). Level of physical activity was measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), short version, categorized as high, moderate, and low. A directed acyclic graph (DAG) was used to identify minimum adjustment to control confounding. High physical activity was not associated with LBW (RR = 0.94; 95%CI: 0.54-1.63), PTB (RR = 0.86; 95%CI: 0.48-1.54), or IUGR (RR = 0.80; 95%CI: 0.55-1.15). The results support the hypothesis that physical activity during pregnancy does not result in adverse perinatal outcomes

Birth weight · Cohort study · Confounding · Gestation · Gestational age · Intrauterine growth restriction · Low birth weight · Obstetrics · Pregnancy · Premature birth · Small for gestational age · Birth, Development, and Health · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

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