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Pregnancy in Sports, Sports Medicine

David E. Olson, MD, CAQSM, FACSM, Priya Nagarajan, DO and Mark L. Nelson, MD Reviewed 04/2019
 


BASICS

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) 2002 recommendations for exercise in pregnancy: 
  • Women without contraindications should and can safely participate in aerobic and stren...

ONGOING CARE

Specific sport recommendations include 12
  • Stationary upright cycling is recommended by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) and American College of Sports Medi...

REFERENCES

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Committee on Obstetric Practice. ACOG committee opinion. Exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Number 267, January 2002. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists....

ADDITIONAL READING

  • Cunningham FG, Gant NF, Leveno KJ, eds., et al. Williams Obstetrics. 21st ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2001:109–195.

  • Drinkwater B, Artal R. Heat stress and pregnancy. In: Mittlem...

CLINICAL PEARLS

  • Positive effects of exercise during pregnancy include potential risk reduction for development of GDM, pregnancy-induced HTN, and preeclampsia; also, a decrease in postpartum depressio...

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