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Aerobic exercise during pregnancy increases antioxidant status in nulliparous women
Author(s) -
RamírezVélez Robinson
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.615.10
Subject(s) - medicine , aerobic exercise , pregnancy , antioxidant , umbilical cord , preeclampsia , gestation , analysis of variance , physiology , obstetrics , physical therapy , immunology , biology , biochemistry , genetics
Aim To determine the effects of exercise in the second half of pregnancy on antioxidant status in pregnant women. Methods This was clinical trial of 20 primigravid women between 16 and 20 weeks’ gestation. Antioxidant status was measured using the antioxidant assay kit in samples of the maternal peripheral blood serum at baseline, at the end of the three‐month intervention period and cord blood at 15 min of delivery. Results At 3 months, the supervised aerobic exercise program, showed slightly higher values for antioxidant status in maternal peripheral blood serum in the experimental group compared to the control group, (0.58±0.24mM) vs. (0.28±0.06mM), respectively(p=0.25). Two‐way ANOVA analysis revealed that umbilical cord blood antioxidant status was significantly higher in the exercise group at the end of the intervention (p<0.001, F=8.09). Conclusions This study showed that 12 weeks of aerobic exercise increased antioxidant status in nulliparous women. It has been suggested that regular exercise is associated with beneficial effects on the incidence of preeclampsia because of its antioxidant effects