Barakat, RubenPerales, MariaCordero Rodríguez, Yaiza AdelaBacchi, MarianoMottola, Michelle F2024-02-062024-02-062017Barakat, R., Perales, M., Cordero, Y., Bacchi, M., & Mottola, M. F. (2017). Influence of Land or Water Exercise in Pregnancy on Outcomes: A Cross-sectional Study. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 49(7), 1397-1403. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.00000000000012340195-913110.1249/MSS.0000000000001234https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99368This study aimed to compare the cross-sectional results from three experimental studies conducted on land, in water, and in mixed form (land + water) during pregnancy on maternal and newborn outcomes. Methods A cross-sectional design was used to analyze the results of three randomized clinical trials in healthy pregnant women from Madrid (Spain) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). Five hundred and sixty-eight pregnant women were recruited. For each of the studies, the number of women in the exercise group totaled 107 for study 1 (land), 49 women for study 2 (water), and 101 women for study 3 (land + water). A total of 311 women represented the control group (CG) (pooled together from all three studies). Results Total maternal weight gain was different between study 1 and CG (11.7 vs 13.4 kg, P = 0.001, Cohen's d = 0.38) as well as the percentage of pregnant women with excessive weight gain (20.6%, n = 22, vs 37.9%, n = 118, respectively, P = 0.005, χ 2 = 16.6, OR = 0.42, 95% confidence interval = 0.25-0.71). The number of pregnant women with gestational diabetes in CG was significantly higher than that in studies 2 and 3 (CG n = 22/7.1%; study 2, n = 0/0%; and study 3, n = 1/1%; P = 0.03, χ 2 = 8.9). Conclusion Exercise performed on land is more effective than aquatic activities in preventing excessive maternal weight gain, whereas combined programs (land + aquatic) or water exercise programs may be more effective in preventing gestational diabetesenghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article1530-0315https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.000000000000123428198729https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2017/07000/https://produccioncientifica.ucm.es/documentos/609c2c3a1aec1f036bb2f111#https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28198729/https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85012876166&origin=resultslisthttps://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Influence+of+Land+or+Water+Exercise+in+Pregnancy+on+Outcomes%3A+A+Cross-sectional+Study&author=Barakat%2C+R.&author=Perales%2C+M.&author=Cordero%2C+Y.&author=Bacchi%2C+M.&author=Mottola%2C+M.F.&publication_year=2017&journal=Medicine+and+Science+in+Sports+and+Exercise&volume=49&issue=7&pages=1397-1403&doi=10.1249/MSS.0000000000001234&pmid=28198729&issn=1530-0315&hl=esrestricted access796615.838372.879.6GestationMaternal weight gainPhysical exerciseLand, aquaticEducación física y deportivaMedicina del deporte5899 Otras Especialidades Pedagógicas2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio