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Exercise during pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertensive disorders: An umbrella review of randomised controlled trials and an updated meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
MartínezVizcaíno Vicente,
SanabriaMartínez Gema,
FernándezRodríguez Rubén,
CaveroRedondo Iván,
PascualMorena Carlos,
ÁlvarezBueno Celia,
MartínezHortelano José Alberto
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.17304
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational diabetes , meta analysis , systematic review , pregnancy , randomized controlled trial , psychological intervention , cochrane library , medline , physical therapy , confidence interval , relative risk , obstetrics , gestation , psychiatry , genetics , political science , law , biology
Objective This study aimed to provide, through an umbrella review, an overview of the effect of single exercise interventions during pregnancy on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). Also, to update the current evidence through an updated meta‐analysis. Design Umbrella review. Setting PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane database of systematic reviews, Epistemonikos, SPORTDiscus, Clinicaltrials.gov , and PROSPERO register were searched from the database inception until August 2021. Population Peer‐reviewed systematic reviews and meta‐analyses of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and RCTs samples. Methods Random‐effects model was used to calculate relative risk with 95% confidence interval in the updated meta‐analysis. The reference category was the groups that received usual prenatal care. AMSTAR 2 and the Cochrane Collaboration tool were used to assess the quality and GRADE approach was used to assess the overall certainly of evidence. Main outcome measures GDM and HDP relative risk. Results Twenty‐three systematic reviews and meta‐analyses; and 63 RCTs were included. Single exercise interventions reduced the incidence of GDM and HDP in most systematic reviews and meta‐analyses. Moreover, exercise interventions during pregnancy decrease the incidence of developing GDM and GH, particularly when they are supervised, have a low to moderate intensity level, and are initiated during the first trimester of pregnancy. Conclusion Based on the findings, obstetric and physical exercise professionals could recommend exercise interventions during pregnancy as an effective strategy to improve maternal outcomes.