U.S., March 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT04780087) titled 'Pregnant Women Doing Resistance Exercise Training' on Oct. 10, 2020.
Brief Summary: Despite the increase in numbers of women who engage in heavy, free-weight resistance exercise training (e.g. powerlifting, weightlifting, cross fit), the knowledge on how such exercise may affect fertility, pregnancy and birth outcomes is poor. Based on observational and associational studies of pregnant women in labour, recommendations are not to lift more than 11 kg in external load after mid-term, or to lift more than a total of 100 kg during a day. Ignoring such recommendations is associated to increased risk of miscarriage and preeclampsia, and ...