@misc{10481/70501,
year = {2021},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/70501},
abstract = {We explored (a) the associations between self-reported maternal physical fitness and birth
outcomes; (b) whether self-reported maternal physical fitness (PF) is related to the administration of
oxytocin to induce or stimulate labour. Pregnant women from the GESTAFIT project randomized
controlled trial (n = 117) participated in this prospective longitudinal study. Maternal physical
fitness was assessed through the International Fitness Scale at the 34th gestational week. Maternal
and neonatal birth outcomes and oxytocin administration were collected from the obstetric medical
records. Umbilical arterial and venous cord blood gas were analysed immediately after birth. Selfreported overall fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and flexibility were not related
to any maternal and neonatal birth outcomes (all p > 0.05). Greater speed-agility was associated with
a more alkaline arterial (p = 0.04) and venous (p = 0.02) pH in the umbilical cord blood. Women who
were administered oxytocin to induce or stimulate labour reported lower cardiorespiratory fitness
(p = 0.013, Cohen’s d = 0.55; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.14, 0.93) and flexibility (p = 0.040, Cohen´s
d = 0.51; 95% CI: 0.09, 0.89) compared to women who were not administered oxytocin. Greater
maternal physical fitness during pregnancy could be associated with better neonatal birth outcomes
and lower risk of needing oxytocin administration.},
organization = {Regional Ministry of Health of the Junta
de Andalucía (PI-0395-2016)},
organization = {Research and Knowledge Transfer Fund (PPIT) 2016, Excellence Actions Programme: Scientific Units of Excellence (UCEES)},
organization = {Regional Ministry of
Economy, Knowledge, Enterprises},
organization = {University, European Regional Development Funds (ref.
SOMM17/6107/UGR)},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture
and Sports (Grant number FPU17/03715)},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Umbilical cord blood},
keywords = {Maternal health},
keywords = {Physical fitness},
keywords = {Flexibility},
keywords = {Pregnancy outcome},
title = {Association of Self-Reported Physical Fitness during Late Pregnancy with Birth Outcomes and Oxytocin Administration during Labour—The GESTAFIT Project},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph18158201},
author = {Baena García, Laura and Marín Jiménez, Nuria and Romero Gallardo, Lidia and Borges Cosic, Milkana and Ocón Hernández, Olga and De la Flor Alemany, Marta and Aparicio García-Molina, Virginia},
}