RT journal article
T1 Optimum training programme during pregnancy to prevent gestational hypertension and preeclampsia: a systematic review
A1 Sánchez Parente, Sandra
A1 Sánchez-Delgado, Alejandro
A1 Castro Piñero, José
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 Pregnancy
K1 Gestational hypertension
K1 Pre-eclampsia
K1 Exercise
K1 Hypertension
AB Gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia are hypertensive disorders which are the world’s leading cause of maternaland perinatal mortality. Currently, evidences support the benefit of moderate physical exercise (PE) during uncomplicatedpregnancies in the prevention of HTG and pre-eclampsia. However, there is no evidence on which kind of training is moreeffective for its prevention.The aim of this study was to analyze which kind of exercise, duration of the intervention and session, frequency and intensityproduce the greatest benefits in the prevention of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia in women with uncomplicatedpregnancies.An exhaustive search of PubMed and Web of Science was carried out until October 21, 2020. From 705 studies found, weanalyzed 14 original full-text intervention articles in English or Spanish, with a PE program in pregnant women withoutcomplications, evaluating BP and including in their methodology, at least, frequency, duration, intensity, or kind of exercise.Exercise training in healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies reduces the incidence of HTG and preeclampsia. Theprogram with most benefits is concurrent training combined with flexibility, with a minimum duration of 29 weeks, fromthe 8th-9th gestational week to 36, but can be extended until the end of pregnancy. It’s recommended to get to a trainingfrequency equal to or greater than 3 days a week, with sessions at 50-70% of the maximum heart rate and 10-14 on the BorgScale, and a duration of 45 and 60 minutes per session.
PB Archivos de Medicina del Deporte
SN 0212-8799
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26730
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26730
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026