SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Can Group Exercise Programs Improve Health Outcomes in Pregnant Women? An Updated Systematic Review.
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- Physical activity during pregnancy and gestational weight gain depending on pre-pregnancy body mass index: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Proteomic changes induced by acute exercise and high-intensity interval training during pregnancy: a pilot randomised controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- The Effects of Group Fitness Programs Zumba and MoFit on Body Composition Parameters in Women.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- "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
- Area Poverty and Adverse Birth Outcomes: An Opportunity for Quality Improvement.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Article
- Evaluation scale and behavioral model construction for intention to use postpartum exercise rehabilitation mobile application based on user experience.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Exercise Intervention to Mitigate the Cardiovascular Sequence of Pregnancy Complications.Cureus · 2024Review
- Physical Activity during Pregnancy and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effective interventions in preventing gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Communications medicine · 2024Article
- Physical activity trajectory during pregnancy and associations with maternal fatigue using a growth mixture modeling approach.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Transcriptomic Profiling of Rectus Abdominis Muscle in Women with Gestational Diabetes-Induced Myopathy: Characterization of Pathophysiology and Potential Muscle Biomarkers of Pregnancy-Specific Urinary Incontinence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- ACTIVE PREGNANCY: Workshop on Promotion of Physical Activity in Pregnancy for Exercise Professionals.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Current scientific evidence supports the recommendation to initiate or continue physical exercise in healthy pregnant women. Group exercise programs have positive effects on improving health, well-being, and social support. In 2015, a systematic review was provided to evaluate the evidence on the effectiveness of group exercise programs in improving pregnant women's and newborns' health outcomes and to assess the content of the programs. This review aims to update this knowledge between 2015 and 2020. The exercise program designs were analyzed with the Consensus of Exercise Reporting Template (CERT) model, the compliance with the current guidelines, and effectiveness in the maternal health and fitness parameters. Three databases were used to conduct literature searches. Thirty-one randomized control trials were selected for analysis. All studies followed a supervised group exercise program including aerobic, resistance, pelvic floor training, stretching, and relaxation sections. Group interventions during pregnancy improved health and fitness outcomes for the women and newborns, although some gaps were identified in the interventions. Multidisciplinary teams of exercise and health professionals should advise pregnant women that group exercise improves a wide range of health outcomes for them and their newborns.
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