Aerobic exercise during pregnancy influences infant heart rate variability at one month of age

Abstract Background Previously, we reported that regular maternal aerobic exercise during pregnancy was associated with lower fetal heart rate (HR) and higher heart rate variability (HRV) at 36 weeks gestation. We now report the effect of maternal exercise on infant HR and HRV in subjects who remain...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Early human development 2014-01, Vol.90 (1), p.33-38
Main Authors: May, Linda E, Scholtz, Susan A, Suminski, Richard, Gustafson, Kathleen M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Advanced Basic Science
Autonomic nervous system
Case-Control Studies
Exercise
Female
Fetal programming
Heart Rate
Heart rate variability
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Longitudinal Studies
Magnetocardiology
Male
Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c528t-3f14aad4262a9981bf97a4683cf1f1672985c97b292ddb3a38d050cd3d57ba0d3
cites cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c528t-3f14aad4262a9981bf97a4683cf1f1672985c97b292ddb3a38d050cd3d57ba0d3
container_end_page 38
container_issue 1
container_start_page 33
container_title Early human development
container_volume 90
creator May, Linda E
Scholtz, Susan A
Suminski, Richard
Gustafson, Kathleen M
description Abstract Background Previously, we reported that regular maternal aerobic exercise during pregnancy was associated with lower fetal heart rate (HR) and higher heart rate variability (HRV) at 36 weeks gestation. We now report the effect of maternal exercise on infant HR and HRV in subjects who remained active in the study at the one-month follow up visit. Aims We aimed to determine whether differences in fetal cardiac autonomic control related to maternal physical activity were an in utero phenomenon or would persist 1 month after birth. Study design Magnetocardiograms (MCGs) of infants born to regularly exercising (≥ 30 min of aerobic activity, 3 times per week; N = 16) and non-exercising (N = 27) pregnant women were recorded using a fetal biomagnetometer. Normal R-peaks were marked to derive infant HR and HRV in time and frequency domains, including the root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), the standard deviation of normal-to-normal interbeat intervals (SDNN), and power in the low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) bands. Group differences were examined with Student's t -tests. Results Infants born to exercising women had significantly higher RMSSD ( P = 0.010), LF power ( P = 0.002), and HF power ( P = 0.004) than those born to women who did not engage in regular physical activity while pregnant. Conclusion Infants born to women who participated in regular physical activity during pregnancy continued to have higher HRV in the infant period. This suggests that the developing cardiac autonomic nervous system is sensitive to the effects of maternal physical activity and is a target for fetal programming.
doi_str_mv 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.11.001
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1897386895</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><els_id>S0378378213003010</els_id><sourcerecordid>1490773336</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c528t-3f14aad4262a9981bf97a4683cf1f1672985c97b292ddb3a38d050cd3d57ba0d3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqNkk-P0zAQxSMEYsvCV0A-cmmYsZPYviAtK_5JK3EArliOPWldEqfYSUW_PYm6gMQFDiPP4TfzrPemKBhCiYDNy0NJNvX7efB0KjmgKBFLAHxQbFBJvm244A-LDQiptkvxq-JJzgcAqJWGx8UVr7iSCLApvt5QGtvgGP2g5EIm5ucU4o4dE-2ije7MQuz6maKjvLY2Tmy_qE8s2YnYyaZg29CH6czsxMZIbBjjtGdjx-yOnhaPOttnenb_Xhdf3r75fPt-e_fx3Yfbm7utq7matqLDylpf8YZbrRW2nZa2apRwHXbYSK5V7bRsuebet8IK5aEG54WvZWvBi-vixWXvMY3fZ8qTGUJ21Pc20jhng0pLoRql63-jlQYphRDNgqoL6tKYc6LOHFMYbDobBLMGYQ7mTxBmDcIgmiWIZfT5vcrcDuR_D_5yfgFeXwBabDkFSia7sLrsQyI3GT-G_1F59dcS14cYnO2_0ZnyYZxTXGw3aDI3YD6tB7HeA4rlB4AgfgIAnrP0</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>1490773336</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Aerobic exercise during pregnancy influences infant heart rate variability at one month of age</title><source>ScienceDirect Freedom Collection</source><creator>May, Linda E ; Scholtz, Susan A ; Suminski, Richard ; Gustafson, Kathleen M</creator><creatorcontrib>May, Linda E ; Scholtz, Susan A ; Suminski, Richard ; Gustafson, Kathleen M</creatorcontrib><description>Abstract Background Previously, we reported that regular maternal aerobic exercise during pregnancy was associated with lower fetal heart rate (HR) and higher heart rate variability (HRV) at 36 weeks gestation. We now report the effect of maternal exercise on infant HR and HRV in subjects who remained active in the study at the one-month follow up visit. Aims We aimed to determine whether differences in fetal cardiac autonomic control related to maternal physical activity were an in utero phenomenon or would persist 1 month after birth. Study design Magnetocardiograms (MCGs) of infants born to regularly exercising (≥ 30 min of aerobic activity, 3 times per week; N = 16) and non-exercising (N = 27) pregnant women were recorded using a fetal biomagnetometer. Normal R-peaks were marked to derive infant HR and HRV in time and frequency domains, including the root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), the standard deviation of normal-to-normal interbeat intervals (SDNN), and power in the low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) bands. Group differences were examined with Student's t -tests. Results Infants born to exercising women had significantly higher RMSSD ( P = 0.010), LF power ( P = 0.002), and HF power ( P = 0.004) than those born to women who did not engage in regular physical activity while pregnant. Conclusion Infants born to women who participated in regular physical activity during pregnancy continued to have higher HRV in the infant period. This suggests that the developing cardiac autonomic nervous system is sensitive to the effects of maternal physical activity and is a target for fetal programming.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0378-3782</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1872-6232</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.11.001</identifier><identifier>PMID: 24287100</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Ireland: Elsevier Ireland Ltd</publisher><subject>Adult ; Advanced Basic Science ; Autonomic nervous system ; Case-Control Studies ; Exercise ; Female ; Fetal programming ; Heart Rate ; Heart rate variability ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Longitudinal Studies ; Magnetocardiology ; Male ; Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine ; Pregnancy ; Prospective Studies</subject><ispartof>Early human development, 2014-01, Vol.90 (1), p.33-38</ispartof><rights>Elsevier Ltd</rights><rights>2013 Elsevier Ltd</rights><rights>Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c528t-3f14aad4262a9981bf97a4683cf1f1672985c97b292ddb3a38d050cd3d57ba0d3</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c528t-3f14aad4262a9981bf97a4683cf1f1672985c97b292ddb3a38d050cd3d57ba0d3</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>315,786,790,27957,27958</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24287100$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>May, Linda E</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Scholtz, Susan A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Suminski, Richard</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Gustafson, Kathleen M</creatorcontrib><title>Aerobic exercise during pregnancy influences infant heart rate variability at one month of age</title><title>Early human development</title><addtitle>Early Hum Dev</addtitle><description>Abstract Background Previously, we reported that regular maternal aerobic exercise during pregnancy was associated with lower fetal heart rate (HR) and higher heart rate variability (HRV) at 36 weeks gestation. We now report the effect of maternal exercise on infant HR and HRV in subjects who remained active in the study at the one-month follow up visit. Aims We aimed to determine whether differences in fetal cardiac autonomic control related to maternal physical activity were an in utero phenomenon or would persist 1 month after birth. Study design Magnetocardiograms (MCGs) of infants born to regularly exercising (≥ 30 min of aerobic activity, 3 times per week; N = 16) and non-exercising (N = 27) pregnant women were recorded using a fetal biomagnetometer. Normal R-peaks were marked to derive infant HR and HRV in time and frequency domains, including the root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), the standard deviation of normal-to-normal interbeat intervals (SDNN), and power in the low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) bands. Group differences were examined with Student's t -tests. Results Infants born to exercising women had significantly higher RMSSD ( P = 0.010), LF power ( P = 0.002), and HF power ( P = 0.004) than those born to women who did not engage in regular physical activity while pregnant. Conclusion Infants born to women who participated in regular physical activity during pregnancy continued to have higher HRV in the infant period. This suggests that the developing cardiac autonomic nervous system is sensitive to the effects of maternal physical activity and is a target for fetal programming.</description><subject>Adult</subject><subject>Advanced Basic Science</subject><subject>Autonomic nervous system</subject><subject>Case-Control Studies</subject><subject>Exercise</subject><subject>Female</subject><subject>Fetal programming</subject><subject>Heart Rate</subject><subject>Heart rate variability</subject><subject>Humans</subject><subject>Infant, Newborn</subject><subject>Longitudinal Studies</subject><subject>Magnetocardiology</subject><subject>Male</subject><subject>Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine</subject><subject>Pregnancy</subject><subject>Prospective Studies</subject><issn>0378-3782</issn><issn>1872-6232</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2014</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNqNkk-P0zAQxSMEYsvCV0A-cmmYsZPYviAtK_5JK3EArliOPWldEqfYSUW_PYm6gMQFDiPP4TfzrPemKBhCiYDNy0NJNvX7efB0KjmgKBFLAHxQbFBJvm244A-LDQiptkvxq-JJzgcAqJWGx8UVr7iSCLApvt5QGtvgGP2g5EIm5ucU4o4dE-2ije7MQuz6maKjvLY2Tmy_qE8s2YnYyaZg29CH6czsxMZIbBjjtGdjx-yOnhaPOttnenb_Xhdf3r75fPt-e_fx3Yfbm7utq7matqLDylpf8YZbrRW2nZa2apRwHXbYSK5V7bRsuebet8IK5aEG54WvZWvBi-vixWXvMY3fZ8qTGUJ21Pc20jhng0pLoRql63-jlQYphRDNgqoL6tKYc6LOHFMYbDobBLMGYQ7mTxBmDcIgmiWIZfT5vcrcDuR_D_5yfgFeXwBabDkFSia7sLrsQyI3GT-G_1F59dcS14cYnO2_0ZnyYZxTXGw3aDI3YD6tB7HeA4rlB4AgfgIAnrP0</recordid><startdate>20140101</startdate><enddate>20140101</enddate><creator>May, Linda E</creator><creator>Scholtz, Susan A</creator><creator>Suminski, Richard</creator><creator>Gustafson, Kathleen M</creator><general>Elsevier Ireland Ltd</general><scope>CGR</scope><scope>CUY</scope><scope>CVF</scope><scope>ECM</scope><scope>EIF</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7X8</scope><scope>7TS</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20140101</creationdate><title>Aerobic exercise during pregnancy influences infant heart rate variability at one month of age</title><author>May, Linda E ; Scholtz, Susan A ; Suminski, Richard ; Gustafson, Kathleen M</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c528t-3f14aad4262a9981bf97a4683cf1f1672985c97b292ddb3a38d050cd3d57ba0d3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2014</creationdate><topic>Adult</topic><topic>Advanced Basic Science</topic><topic>Autonomic nervous system</topic><topic>Case-Control Studies</topic><topic>Exercise</topic><topic>Female</topic><topic>Fetal programming</topic><topic>Heart Rate</topic><topic>Heart rate variability</topic><topic>Humans</topic><topic>Infant, Newborn</topic><topic>Longitudinal Studies</topic><topic>Magnetocardiology</topic><topic>Male</topic><topic>Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine</topic><topic>Pregnancy</topic><topic>Prospective Studies</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>May, Linda E</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Scholtz, Susan A</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Suminski, Richard</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Gustafson, Kathleen M</creatorcontrib><collection>Medline</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><collection>Physical Education Index</collection><jtitle>Early human development</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>May, Linda E</au><au>Scholtz, Susan A</au><au>Suminski, Richard</au><au>Gustafson, Kathleen M</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Aerobic exercise during pregnancy influences infant heart rate variability at one month of age</atitle><jtitle>Early human development</jtitle><addtitle>Early Hum Dev</addtitle><date>2014-01-01</date><risdate>2014</risdate><volume>90</volume><issue>1</issue><spage>33</spage><epage>38</epage><pages>33-38</pages><issn>0378-3782</issn><eissn>1872-6232</eissn><notes>ObjectType-Article-1</notes><notes>SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1</notes><notes>ObjectType-Feature-2</notes><notes>content type line 23</notes><abstract>Abstract Background Previously, we reported that regular maternal aerobic exercise during pregnancy was associated with lower fetal heart rate (HR) and higher heart rate variability (HRV) at 36 weeks gestation. We now report the effect of maternal exercise on infant HR and HRV in subjects who remained active in the study at the one-month follow up visit. Aims We aimed to determine whether differences in fetal cardiac autonomic control related to maternal physical activity were an in utero phenomenon or would persist 1 month after birth. Study design Magnetocardiograms (MCGs) of infants born to regularly exercising (≥ 30 min of aerobic activity, 3 times per week; N = 16) and non-exercising (N = 27) pregnant women were recorded using a fetal biomagnetometer. Normal R-peaks were marked to derive infant HR and HRV in time and frequency domains, including the root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), the standard deviation of normal-to-normal interbeat intervals (SDNN), and power in the low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) bands. Group differences were examined with Student's t -tests. Results Infants born to exercising women had significantly higher RMSSD ( P = 0.010), LF power ( P = 0.002), and HF power ( P = 0.004) than those born to women who did not engage in regular physical activity while pregnant. Conclusion Infants born to women who participated in regular physical activity during pregnancy continued to have higher HRV in the infant period. This suggests that the developing cardiac autonomic nervous system is sensitive to the effects of maternal physical activity and is a target for fetal programming.</abstract><cop>Ireland</cop><pub>Elsevier Ireland Ltd</pub><pmid>24287100</pmid><doi>10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.11.001</doi><tpages>6</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0378-3782
ispartof Early human development, 2014-01, Vol.90 (1), p.33-38
issn 0378-3782
1872-6232
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1897386895
source ScienceDirect Freedom Collection
subjects Adult
Advanced Basic Science
Autonomic nervous system
Case-Control Studies
Exercise
Female
Fetal programming
Heart Rate
Heart rate variability
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Longitudinal Studies
Magnetocardiology
Male
Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
title Aerobic exercise during pregnancy influences infant heart rate variability at one month of age
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2024-09-23T04%3A24%3A10IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Aerobic%20exercise%20during%20pregnancy%20influences%20infant%20heart%20rate%20variability%20at%20one%20month%20of%20age&rft.jtitle=Early%20human%20development&rft.au=May,%20Linda%20E&rft.date=2014-01-01&rft.volume=90&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=33&rft.epage=38&rft.pages=33-38&rft.issn=0378-3782&rft.eissn=1872-6232&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.11.001&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E1490773336%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c528t-3f14aad4262a9981bf97a4683cf1f1672985c97b292ddb3a38d050cd3d57ba0d3%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=1490773336&rft_id=info:pmid/24287100&rfr_iscdi=true