Returning to Sport After Pregnancy: Performance and Injury Risks

Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Margie Davenport from the University of Alberta, Canada. She is an expert on exercise and pregnancy. We discussed the effect of pregnancy on the health (including pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes) and exercise performance of the mother and on the health of the fetus during pregnancy and the offspring after pregnancy. It became very clear that there needs to be more focus on the beneficial effects of exercise before and during pregnancy on both the mother and the fetus/offspring. A very interesting chat. Twitter: @ExercisePreg
0:00. Introduction
2:09. How Margie went from top athlete to exercise researcher
6:15. History of thinking on exercise and pregnancy
8:49. What intensity of exercise should do during pregnancy?
12:28. Fetal heart rate during mothers exercise
14:10. HIIT exercise during pregnancy
15:55. Monitoring the baby during exercise research
19:50. Contraindications for exercise during pregnancy
20:38. Different types of exercise
21:49. Effect of the initial fitness of the mother
24:15. Heavy lifting during pregnancy
29:00. Effect of exercise on placenta blood flow
30:03. Animal studies: effect of exercise on the fetus
33:25. Health outcomes better when exercise during pregnancy
35:45. Reduced pre-eclampsia when exercise during pregnancy
44:25. Effect of exercise during pregnancy in elite athletes
45:40. Exercise during pregnancy and offspring health
49:07. Effect of pregnancy trimester/stage on exercise
52:40. Contraindications for exercise during pregnancy
55:05. Speaking with health care provider
57:13. Miscarriage levels during the first trimester and exercise
1:01:26. Individualized approach to exercise during pregnancy
1:03:15. Relaxin and pregnancy
1:04:20. Exercise during pregnancy and birth weight
1:06:15. Gestational diabetes and exercise
1:10:05. Exercise reduces gestational diabetes
1:11:55. Exercise before pregnancy vs during vs both
1:15:10. Exercise during pregnancy and mental health
1:19:05. Athletes and returning to sport after pregnancy
1:25:35. “Pregnancy advantage” from childbirth?
1:29:05. Diet during pregnancy and sport
1:32:09. Effect of the age of the mother
1:34:30. Research controversies in the field
1:36:50. Insufficient research in women/pregnancy
1:38:39. Misinformation in the area on social media etc
1:41:50. Takeaway messages etc
1:45:48. Outro
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