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Assessment of physical fitness during pregnancy: validity and reliability of fitness tests, and relationship with maternal and neonatal health – a systematic review

Authors

  • Lidia Romero-Gallardo Department of Physical Education and Sport, Universidad de Granada, Granada, SpainSport and Health University Research Centre, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Olga Roldan Reoyo Applied Sports Technology Exercise and Medicine Research Centre, Swansea University, Swansea, UKSport Science Department, Swansea University, Swansea, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jose Castro-Piñero GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad de Cadiz, Cadiz, SpainThe Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cadiz (INiBICA), Cádiz, España PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Linda E May Kinesiology, East Carolina University College of Health and Human Performance, Greenville, North Carolina, USADepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Olga Ocón-Hernández Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit, ‘San Cecilio’ University Hospital, Universidad de Granada, Granada, SpainThe Biosanitary Research Institute of Granada.ibs, Granada, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Michelle F Mottola R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation- Exercise and Pregnancy Lab, School of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Virginia A Aparicio Sport and Health University Research Centre, Universidad de Granada, Granada, SpainDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology and Biomedical Research Centre, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Alberto Soriano-Maldonado Department of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Almería, Almería, SpainSPORT Research Group (CTS-1024), CERNEP Research Center, University of Almería, Almería, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Lidia Romero-Gallardo; lidiaromerogallardo{at}gmail.com
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Romero-Gallardo L, Roldan Reoyo O, Castro-Piñero J, et al
Assessment of physical fitness during pregnancy: validity and reliability of fitness tests, and relationship with maternal and neonatal health – a systematic review
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2022;8:e001318. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001318

Publication history

  • Accepted August 2, 2022
  • First published September 23, 2022.
Online issue publication 
October 18, 2023

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