Open AccessResistance Training Does Not Decrease Placental Blood Flow During Valsalva Maneuver: A Novel Use of 3D Doppler Power Flow Ultrasonography
Author(s) -
Sara Gould,
Chase R. Cawyer,
Louis J. Dell’Italia,
Lorie M. Harper,
Gerald McGwin,
Marcas M. Bamman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sports health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.212
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1941-7381
pISSN - 1941-0921
DOI - 10.1177/19417381211000717
Subject(s) - medicine , blood flow , gestational age , vascular resistance , cardiology , prospective cohort study , hemodynamics , pregnancy , biology , genetics
The Valsalva maneuver may increase maternal blood pressure and intra-abdominal pressure, resulting in decreased blood flow to the fetus during resistance training.