Does exercise during pregnancy prevent postnatal depression? A randomized controlled trial.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
; 91(1): 62-67, 2012 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study whether exercise during pregnancy reduces the risk of postnatal depression.DESIGN:
Randomized controlled trial.SETTING:
Trondheim and Stavanger University Hospitals, Norway. POPULATION AND SAMPLE Eight hundred and fifty-five pregnant women were randomized to intervention or control groups.METHODS:
The intervention was a 12 week exercise program, including aerobic and strengthening exercises, conducted between week 20 and 36 of pregnancy. One weekly group session was led by physiotherapists, and home exercises were encouraged twice a week. Control women received regular antenatal care. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) completed three months after birth. Scores of 10 or more and 13 or more suggested probable minor and major depression, respectively.RESULTS:
Fourteen of 379 (3.7%) women in the intervention group and 17 of 340 (5.0%) in the control group had an EPDS score of ≥10 (p=0.46), and four of 379 (1.2%) women in the intervention group and eight of 340 (2.4%) in the control group had an EPDS score of ≥13 (p=0.25). Among women who did not exercise prior to pregnancy, two of 100 (2.0%) women in the intervention group and nine of 95 (9.5%) in the control group had an EPDS score of ≥10 (p=0.03).CONCLUSIONS:
We did not find a lower prevalence of high EPDS scores among women randomized to regular exercise during pregnancy compared with the control group. However, a subgroup of women in the intervention group who did not exercise regularly prior to pregnancy had a reduced risk of postnatal depression.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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5_ODS3_mortalidade_materna
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidado Pré-Natal
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Exercício Físico
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Depressão Pós-Parto
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Terapia por Exercício
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article