Role of Maternal Physical Exercise on Spontaneous Labor Onset

Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte

Status: Completed

Conditions: Labour Onset and Length Abnormalities; Pregnancy

Treatments: Behavioral: Study group: Maternal Physical Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02460185

MPEX

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluate the effects of the practice of maternal physical exercise on the term of pregnancy as a method to enhance spontaneous labor.

Full description

At 38 weeks low-risk pregnant women, with singleton cephalic fetus and without previous cesarean delivery, were randomized into 2 groups: a control group without maternal physical exercise practice and a study group with 30 minutes of walking, 3 times a week at 4 Km/h. Induction of labor was performed at 41 weeks

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 38 weeks low-risk pregnant women
• singleton cephalic fetus
• without previous cesarean delivery

Exclusion criteria

• pathological pregnancy
• twin pregnancy
• previous cesarean section

Trial design

120 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Without maternal physical exercise practice

Study Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Behavioral: 30 minutes of walking, 3 times a week at 4 Km/h. Induction of labor was performed at 41 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Study group: Maternal Physical Exercise