Open AccessEffects of Aerobic Exercise during Pregnancy on 1-Month Infant Neuromotor Skills
Author(s) -
Amy Gross McMillan,
Linda E. May,
Georgeanna Gower Gaines,
Christy Isler,
Devon Kuehn
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001958
Subject(s) - aerobic exercise , medicine , gross motor skill , pregnancy , motor skill , physical therapy , percentile , pediatrics , statistics , mathematics , psychiatry , biology , genetics
To determine the effects of exercise during pregnancy on the neuromotor development of 1-month-old offspring. We hypothesized that aerobic exercise during pregnancy would be associated with higher neuromotor scores in infants at 1 month of age, based on standard pediatric assessment of neuromotor skills.