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Physical activity before and during pregnancy and duration of second stage of labor among Hispanic women.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19691259     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To study a possible association between physical activity and the duration of second stage of labor among Hispanic women. STUDY DESIGN: We evaluated this relationship in the Latina Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Study, a prospective cohort of Hispanic obstetric patients. The Kaiser Physical Activity Survey was used to collect information on physical activity in prepregnancy, early pregnancy and mid-pregnancy. Duration of labor was abstracted from medical records. A total of 725 women with a singleton pregnancy and a spontaneous vaginal delivery were included, which yielded > 80% power to detect a clinically meaningful mean difference of 30 minutes. RESULTS: The mean duration of second-stage of labor was 34.3 min (SD 42.02). After adjusting for established risk factors, no significant differences in duration of labor were observed among women according to physical activity level in prepregnancy, early pregnancy, or midpregnancy. CONCLUSION: Findings confirm prior literature demonstrating the absence of an association between physical activity and duration of labor.
Authors:
Prasad Gawade; Penelope Pekow; Glenn Markenson; Michael Plevyak; William Goh; Lisa Chasan-Taber
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of reproductive medicine     Volume:  54     ISSN:  0024-7758     ISO Abbreviation:  J Reprod Med     Publication Date:  2009 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-08-20     Completed Date:  2009-09-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0173343     Medline TA:  J Reprod Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  429-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003-9304, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Delivery, Obstetric
Diabetes, Gestational
Exercise*
Female
Hispanic Americans*
Humans
Labor Stage, Second / physiology*
Obstetric Labor Complications / ethnology,  prevention & control
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Time Factors
Young Adult

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