Determinants of physical activity before and during pregnancy and impact of physical activity intervention on perinatal outcome in mothers with GDM and their offspring

The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of an exercise program to improve physical activity and perinatal outcome in mothers with GDM (MUKIS study). A total of 15 pregnant women with GDM diagnosed by an OGTT with 75-g glucose load were randomized to physical activity intervention (n = 7) or control group (n = 8). Intervention consisted in supervised exercise courses twice/week over 10 weeks starting at a mean of 28.5 (± 3.0 SD) weeks of pregnancy. Physical activity was assessed before and during pregnancy by questionnaire, expressed as metabolic equivalents (MET) and compared to 105 healthy pregnant…