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  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Sports Medicine
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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  • Healthcare providers should counsel pregnant individuals on exercise benefits and risks.
  • Most pregnant women do not meet exercise recommendations.
  • Physically active women increasingly seek to continue exercise during pregnancy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the safety and benefits of exercise during pregnancy.
  • To evaluate the evidence for exercise in preventing pregnancy complications.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature search of the Web of Science database was conducted.
  • Search terms included 'exercise pregnancy', 'strenuous exercise pregnancy', and 'vigorous exercise pregnancy'.
  • The review focused on articles and reviews available through 2014.

Main Results:

  • Exercise is safe for mother and fetus with appropriate risk assessment.
  • Benefits include lower Cesarean rates, controlled maternal/fetal weight gain, and gestational diabetes management.
  • Evidence does not reliably support exercise for preventing gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, or perinatal depression.

Conclusions:

  • Moderate- to high-intensity exercise is safe and beneficial in normal pregnancies.
  • Research has not consistently shown exercise prevents gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, or perinatal depression.
  • Exercise should be encouraged based on a woman's pre-pregnancy activity level.