Maternal and fetal heart rate patterns: a pregnant athlete during training and laboratory exercise tests; a case report

P Bung; R Huch; A Huch

doi:10.1016/0028-2243(91)90143-9

Maternal and fetal heart rate patterns: a pregnant athlete during training and laboratory exercise tests; a case report

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1991 Mar 21;39(1):59-62. doi: 10.1016/0028-2243(91)90143-9.

Authors

P Bung¹, R Huch, A Huch

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics, University of Zürich, Switzerland.

PMID: 2029957
DOI: 10.1016/0028-2243(91)90143-9

Abstract

Maternal and fetal heart rates in a professional athlete were monitored during exercise in pregnancy. No changes were observed in the fetal heart rate following submaximal maternal exertion; however, following strenuous exercise bradycardia was noticed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Exercise / physiology*
Female
Gestational Age
Heart Rate
Heart Rate, Fetal*
Humans
Pregnancy / physiology*
Uterine Contraction