Aerobic exercise during pregnancy and presence of fetal-maternal heart rate synchronization.

It has been shown that short-term direct interaction between maternal and fetal heart rates may take place and that this interaction is affected by the rate of maternal respiration. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of maternal aerobic exercise during pregnancy on the occurrence of f...

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Main Authors: Peter Van Leeuwen, Kathleen M Gustafson, Dirk Cysarz, Daniel Geue, Linda E May, Dietrich Grönemeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4146588?pdf=render