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Exercise Types During Pregnancy and the Influence on Neonatal Neurological Measures.

Dingfeng Zhang^1,2,3, Amy Gross McMillan⁴, Alex Claiborne^2,5,6

¹School of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University (SCNU), Guangzhou, GD, China.

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Summary

Supervised exercise during pregnancy, particularly combination training, significantly improved the neonatal traction reflex. Maternal factors like gravida and parity also influenced this reflex in newborns.

Keywords:

gestation neonatal neurological examination traction training

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Area of Science:

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Neonatal Health
Exercise Physiology

Background:

Prenatal exercise is increasingly studied for maternal and fetal benefits.
Limited research exists on the specific impact of different exercise modalities on neonatal neurological outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effect of supervised prenatal exercise training on neonatal neurological examination findings.
To analyze the impact of aerobic, resistance, and combination exercise versus a control group on neonatal reflexes.

Main Methods:

A randomized controlled trial involving 560 pregnant women assigned to aerobic, resistance, combination, or control groups.
Exercise was performed 3 times weekly from 16 weeks gestation until delivery.
Secondary analysis focused on neonatal neurological examination, using intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses with ANOVA, chi-square, and regression tests.

Main Results:

The combination exercise group showed a significant difference in neonatal neurological examination (traction reflex) compared to the control group (P = .017).
Maternal gravida (P = .022) and parity (P = .009) were significant predictors of the neonatal traction reflex.
The model explained 4.7% of the variance in the neonatal traction reflex (R2 = .047, P = .016).

Conclusions:

Supervised exercise during pregnancy, especially combination training, positively impacts the neonatal traction reflex.
Maternal characteristics play a role in neonatal neurological outcomes following prenatal exercise interventions.