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Exercise in Pregnancy: Effects on Metabolism

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Pregnancy and exercise demonstrate the profound adaptive response of which the normal mammalian body is capable. Knowledge of the interaction of pregnancy and exercise response is expanding rapidly. This chapter examines cardiorespiratory physiology as it is affected by pregnancy at rest and under conditions of acute exertion. In addition, we review the metabolic and endocrine responses to acute exertion in nonpregnant and pregnant states.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Brown University Program in Medicine, Providence, RI, 02905, USA

    Richard M. Cowett MD (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, 02905, USA

    Richard M. Cowett MD (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

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Carpenter, M.W., Sady, S.A. (1991). Exercise in Pregnancy: Effects on Metabolism. In: Cowett, R.M. (eds) Principles of Perinatal-Neonatal Metabolism. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0400-5_13

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