Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part 2 - The effect of exercise on the fetus, labour and birth

Authors

Kari Bø, Norges idrettshøgskole
Raul Artal, St. Louis University
Ruben Barakat, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Wendy Brown, The University of Queensland
Michael Dooley, King Edward VII Hospital
Kelly R. Evenson, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lene A.H. Haakstad, Norges idrettshøgskole
Karin Larsen, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Bengt Joubert, Western UniversityFollow
Don McConnell, University of Alberta
Cheri Nijssen-Jordan, University of Calgary
Martin Pusic, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Martin Reed, University of Manitoba
Norm Silver, University of Manitoba
Ian Stiell, University of Ottawa
Brett Taylor, Dalhousie University
Michael Vassilyadi, University of Ottawa

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2016

Journal

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volume

50

Issue

21

First Page

1297

Last Page

1305

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1136/bjsports-2016-096810

Abstract

This is Part 2 of 5 in the series of evidence statements from the IOC expert committee on exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes. Part 1 focused on the effects of training during pregnancy and on the management of common pregnancy-related symptoms experienced by athletes. In Part 2, we focus on maternal and fetal perinatal outcomes.