OBJECTIVE There is preliminary evidence linking long-term participation in high-impact exercise with poor performance in labor and increased incidence of stress urinary incontinence, which may be due to altered pelvic floor function. Recent work has shown that HIFIT (high-impact, frequent intense training) athletes have an increased cross-sectional area of the levator ani muscle group as visual...

This study aimed to compare the cognitive performance and event-related potential (ERP) patterns between females who have given birth (parous) those not (nulliparous). A total of 50 female participants, including 27 were parous (33.2 ± 3.2 years) 23 nulliparous (30.8 2.3 years), recruited. Only ≤36 months postpartum (17.7 8.1 months) included. To two groups, we presented 3-back task (a working ...

We examined the associations of maternal parity with fetal and childhood growth characteristics and childhood cardiometabolic risk factors in a population-based prospective cohort study among 9031 mothers and their children. Fetal and childhood growth were repeatedly measured. We measured childhood anthropometrics, body fat distribution, left ventricular mass, blood pressure, blood lipids, and ...

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, are leading causes of pregnancy-associated morbidity. Although insulin resistance and inflammation contribute to preeclampsia, prospective data regarding mechanisms of gestational hypertension are sparse. We conducted a prospective, nested case-control study to test the hypotheses that insulin resistance, ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Increased intravenous (IV) hydration is associated with decreased labor duration and oxytocin augmentation in nulliparous women when oral fluid is restricted. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of increased IV hydration on the duration of labor when access to oral fluid was unrestricted. METHODS Term, nulliparous women with uncomplicated singleto...