Physical activity in the pregnant woman and her relationship with the Apgar test in the newborn: a randomized clinical trial.
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Physical exercise, Childbirth, Apgar Test, Body Mass Index.Abstract
Introduction: In 1952 Virginia Apgar devised a scoring system to provide birth attendants with a quick and convenient method for reporting newborn status and response to resuscitation.
Objective: To evaluate the influence of the physical exercise during the pregnancy on the general state of the neonate through the puncture of Apgar to the 1 minute and to the 5 minutes of life.
Material and methods: Randomized clinical trial with 140 healthy pregnant women, aged between 21 and 43 years and divided into two groups, Intervention (n = 70) and Control (n = 70). A Simple Random Sampling is followed, without replenishment. The women were attracted at 12 weeks of gestation in the first trimester ultrasound control in the different obstetrical services in Granada. They joined the programme at week 20 of gestation and ended at week 37. The general assessment of the newborn was performed with the Apgar Test, extracting their score from the medical history of the mother and the newborn.
Results: The Apgar score of the Control Group at minute 1 is 9[8-9] and the score of the Intervention Group is 9 [9-9], where p=0.072. Regarding the variable Apgar at minute 5 we see that in the Control Group it is 9[9-10] and in the Intervention Group it is 10[10-10], p<0.001.
Conclusion: Moderate intensity physical exercise performed during pregnancy does not present statistically significant differences according to Apgar in the first minute. In this case the APGAR of the fifth minute has a significant difference but does not reach clinical repercussions. That means that physical exercise in a moderate intensity aquatic environment has not influenced the general state of the neonate after childbirth.
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