An assessment of the impact of physical activity undertaken by patients with gestational diabetes mellitus on neonatal birth weight

Maziarz Agata, Ogonowski Jarosław, Szylińska Aleksandra, Wiatrak Adrian, Turoń-Skrzypińska Agnieszka, Rotter Iwona. An assessment of the impact of physical activity undertaken by patients with gestational diabetes mellitus on neonatal birth weight. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(12):169-183. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2064733

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Received: 18.11.2018. Revised: 25.11.2018. Accepted: 08.12.2018.

An assessment of the impact of physical activity undertaken by patients with gestational diabetes mellitus on neonatal birth weight

Agata Maziarz¹, Jarosław Ogonowski², Aleksandra Szylińska¹, Adrian Wiatrak¹, Agnieszka Turoń-Skrzypińska¹, Iwona Rotter¹

1. Department of Medical Rehabilitation and Clinical Physiotherapy, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland

2. Autonomous Laboratory for Diseases of Civilization and Obesity Treatment, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland

Abstract

Background

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the physical activity of pregnant patients and its effects on obstetric outcomes. Apart from its positive influence on healthy pregnant patients, moderate physical effort also plays an important role in therapeutic procedures in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus. The aim of this paper was to assess the link between daily physical activity of patients diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus and neonatal birth weight.

Material, patients and methods-

The study group included 100 patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) between 26 and 32 weeks’ gestation. Their physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) and a pedometer.

Results

No significant correlation between neonatal birth weight and the parameters describing the type and intensity of physical activity was shown. Neonatal birth weight correlated positively with pregravid BMI of the pregnant patient. A negative correlation was identified between gestational weight gain and pregravid BMI.

Conclusion

There was no relationship between daily physical activity during pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus and neonatal birth weight. Maternal pregravid weight was found to be an important parameter affecting the infant’s weight.

Key words: birth weight, physical activity, gestational diabetes mellitus