TY - JOUR T1 - Regular exercise during pregnancy did not affect physical growth or mental development of infants JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 22 LP - 22 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2.1.22 VL - 2 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 1999/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/1/22.abstract N2 - Clapp JF 3rd, Simonian S, Lopez B, et al.The one-year morphometric and neurodevelopmental outcome of the offspring of women who continued to exercise regularly throughout pregnancy.Am J Obstet Gynecol1998 Mar;178:594–9OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question What is the effect of regular, sustained, antigravitational exercise during pregnancy on the postnatal growth and neurodevelopment of infants? Cohort study with follow up at 1 year.USA.104 infants of women recruited from an ongoing study of exercise during pregnancy who had uncomplicated pregnancies, returned for follow up, and had a satisfactory evaluation at 1 year. All mothers were white, 25–38 years old, had family incomes in the upper 50%, had a median of 17 years of education, and most (91%) worked outside of the home. They all had well balanced diets, had 12–28% body fat, and had no chronic illness or tobacco or drug … ER -