Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women who were not younger than 18 and not older than 40 years. Pregnant women in a 22 - 24-week gestational period, who have been medically screened and certified not to have any of the following medical conditions: pre-pregnancy diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart Disease, and chronic Renal Disease. Pregnant women who were not on current medications that adversely influence glucose tolerance.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those with contraindications to participating in moderate PA based on information retrieved from the Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination for Pregnancy (PARmed-X for Pregnancy). Those with previous or current participation in a PA program of >30 minutes of moderate-intensity or vigorous-intensity exercise. Those with more than two miscarriages, severe heart disease (including symptoms of angina, myocardial infarction or arrhythmias), persistent bleeding after 12 weeks of gestation, poorly controlled thyroid disease, pregnancy-induced hypertension or pre-eclampsia, and multiple pregnancies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health History Questionnaire, PARmed-X for Pregnancy | — |
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