Physical exercise and pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy: A nested case-control study within the Danish National Birth Cohort.

Summary, in English

Pelvic girdle pain is a frequent cause of sick leave among pregnant women in Denmark. Studies regarding prevention of pelvic girdle pain are sparse. The aim of this study was to examine the association between physical exercise and pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy.

• Author: Linda Kahr Andersen; Mette Backhausen; Hanne Kristine Hegaard; Mette Juhl
• Department/s: Child and Family Health
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 198-203
• Publication/Series: Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 4
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26614601?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2015.04.004
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
• Status: Published
• Project: Promoting early childhood health; supporting parents, vulnerable children and challenged families; Children with cancer; LUC3 - Lund University Child Centered Care
• Research group: Child and Family Health
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1877-5764