ArticleInternational journal of women's health2016
Effect of aerobic exercise during pregnancy on antenatal depression.
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- Effect of different physical activity interventions on perinatal depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Do pregnant African women exercise? A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Exercise and yoga during pregnancy and their impact on depression: a systematic literature review.Archives of women's mental health · 2022Pooled it
- Physical exercise interventions for perinatal depression symptoms in women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Physical Activity and Depressive Disorders in Pregnant Women-A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Pooled it
- "It's More than Just Exercise": Psychosocial Experiences of Women in the Conscious 9 Months Specifically Designed Prenatal Exercise Programme-A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Impact of Physical Activity on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress during Pregnancy in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Changes of Depressive Symptoms in Sedentary Women Who Exercised During Pregnancy.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of perinatal depression among working pregnant women: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2022Article
- "Conscious Nine Months": Exploring Regular Physical Activity amongst Pregnant Women-A Qualitative Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physical activity and exercise during pregnancy in Africa: a review of the literature.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Review
- Association of prenatal psychological distress and postpartum depression with varying physical activity intensity: Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).Scientific reports · 2020Article
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- Long-term bicycle riding ameliorates the depression of the patients undergoing hemodialysis by affecting the levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-18.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2017Article
- Physical Exercise for Treatment of Mood Disorders: A Critical Review.Current behavioral neuroscience reports · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundAntenatal depression is not uncommon and is associated with a greater risk of negative pregnancy outcomes.
aimExploring the effect of exercise in preventing and treating antenatal depression.
methodsThis was a prospective interventional controlled study carried out in 100 pregnant women treated at the Ain-Shams Family Medicine Center and Maadi Outpatient Clinic, Cairo, Egypt. The participants were divided into two groups (n=50 in the exercise group and n=50 in the control group). The exercise group regularly attended supervised sessions for 12 weeks. The activities in each session included walking, aerobic exercise, stretching, and relaxation. The control group completed their usual antenatal care. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was used to assess depression symptoms at the first interview and immediately after the 12-week intervention.
resultsCompared to the control group, the exercise group showed significantly improved depressive symptoms as measured with the CES-D after the 12-week intervention on the CES-D (P=0.001). Within groups, the exercise group demonstrated a significant improvement of depressive symptoms from baseline to intervention completion, while the control group demonstrated no significant changes over time.
conclusionExercise during pregnancy was positively associated with reduced depressive symptoms.
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