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. 2021 Jul;117(1):160-180.
doi: 10.36660/abc.20210408.

Position Statement on Exercise During Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period - 2021

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Milena Dos Santos Barros Campos  1   2 , Susimeire Buglia  3   4 , Cléa Simone Sabino de Souza Colombo  4   5 , Rica Dodo Delmar Buchler  3   6 , Adriana Soares Xavier de Brito  7   8 , Carolina Christianini Mizzaci  3 , Roberta Helena Fernandes Feitosa  9   10 , Danielle Batista Leite  11   12 , Carlos Alberto Cordeiro Hossri  3   4 , Lorena Christine Araújo de Albuquerque  4 , Odilon Gariglio Alvarenga de Freitas  13 , Gabriel Blacher Grossman  14   15 , Luiz Eduardo Mastrocola  4
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Position Statement on Exercise During Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period - 2021

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Milena Dos Santos Barros Campos et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2021 Jul.
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Figures

Figura 1
Figura 1. Modificações fisiológicas durante o período de gestação.
DC: débito cardíaco; FC: frequência cardíaca; PA: pressão arterial; RVP: resistência vascular periférica; VE: ventilação-minuto.
Figura 2
Figura 2. Avaliação da gestante para realização dos exercícios.
ECG: eletrocardiograma; EF: exercícios físicos; OMS: Organização Mundial da Saúde.
Figure 1
Figure 1. Physiological changes during pregnancy.
CO: cardiac output; HR: heart rate; BP: blood pressure; PVR: peripheral vascular resistance; VE: minute ventilation.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Exercise assessment for pregnant women.
ECG: electrocardiogram; WHO: World Health Organization. Clinical Assessment (Anamnesis and Exercise)
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