The Claim

In healthy pregnant women with normal BMI, neither structured supervised exercise nor motivational counseling significantly alters the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, gestational hypertension, preterm birth, or birth weight compared to standard care.

Source: Effects of prenatal exercise on gestational weight gain, obstetric and neonatal outcomes: FitMum randomized controlled trial

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
71score
Challenges
0score

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Cause and effect
1 study reviewed
In plain English

For healthy pregnant women with a normal weight, doing structured exercise or getting motivational counseling doesn't seem to change their chances of getting gestational diabetes, high blood pressure during pregnancy, having a baby too early, or the baby's weight at birth.

See the scientific wording

Neither structured supervised exercise nor motivational counseling during pregnancy significantly alters the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, gestational hypertension, preterm birth, or birth weight in healthy pregnant women with normal BMI compared to standard care.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of prenatal exercise on gestational weight gain, obstetric and neonatal outcomes: FitMum randomized controlled trial

    This study found that giving pregnant women either structured exercise classes or just talking to them about being active didn’t change their chances of getting gestational diabetes, having a premature baby, or having a baby with a different weight—compared to regular prenatal care.

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