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Revisión bibliográfica de la influencia de la actividad física durante el embarazo
Fecha
2021-12-01Autor
Robles Quille, Paul Alejandro
Romero Murillo, Jorge Andrés
Institución
Resumen
Background: Physical activity and pregnancy have had a very questioned relationship. That is
why this work collects through scientific evidence, the advantages of physical activity during the
gestation period and contraindications when prescribing physical activity.
Objective: To analyze the influence of physical activity on pregnancy through a literature review.
Methodology: It is based on a systematic and literary review of articles published in the last decade
in English and Spanish of digital bases of free access from the documentation center of the
University of Cuenca, also articles in indexed journals filtered in the scimago page. The search
criteria that were taken into account were key words such as: "pregnancy", "pregnant", "physical
activity", "physical exercise".
Results: Scientific evidence shows a direct relationship between physical activity and pregnancy
where we find benefits of great importance for both the pregnant woman and the fetus. Being the
most cited benefits: the decrease in the appearance of gestational diabetes and obesity, reduction
of the probability of caesarean sections, improves mood and mental health; in addition to creating
a healthy habit of continuous physical activity. Main most cited physical activities that are
performed during pregnancy: walking, water exercises, yoga, pilates, stationary bike, aerobic
gymnastics.
Conclusion: This work highlights the importance of physical activity during pregnancy; as well
as the minimum recommendations that should be known before starting with exercise and the
prescription of it taking into account the frequency, intensity, time and type of exercise