PMID- 36539407 OWN - NLM STAT- Publisher LR - 20240216 IS - 1469-672X (Electronic) IS - 0264-6838 (Linking) DP - 2022 Dec 20 TI - Impact of physical activity during pregnancy on infant neurodevelopment. PG - 1-16 LID - 10.1080/02646838.2022.2155626 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: To investigate prospectively the impact of physical activity during pregnancy on infant neurodevelopment, considering relevant confounding factors, physical activity intensity and the trimester of pregnancy in which it is performed. METHODS: Prospective follow-up study of 791 pregnant women from the first trimester of pregnancy to 40 days postpartum. Three intensity levels of physical activity were assessed in each trimester of pregnancy by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Infant neuro development was assessed at 40 days postpartum by the third edition of the Bayley Scales for Infant Development-Third Edition (BSID-III). Analysis adjusted by sociodemographics, anxiety symptoms, lifestyle habits, quality of diet, body mass index, postpartum depressive symptoms and mother-infant attachment. RESULTS: ANCOVA analysis have shown that 40 days old infants of mothers in the moderate and high PA groups in the third trimester obtained 3.2 and 3.8 points higher scores respectively in the language total scale; and 4.1 and 5.1 points higher scores respectively in the motor total scale than infants of mothers in the low PAgroup. CONCLUSION: Moderate to high intensity physical activity during pregnancy has a positive impact on infant neurodevelopment. More specific recommendations must be incorporated in international guidelines and into maternal education sessions to improve infants' neurodevelopment. FAU - Silvente Troncoso, Cristina AU - Silvente Troncoso C AD - Research Group in Nutrition and Mental Health (NUTRISAM), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. FAU - Hern'andez-Mart'inez, Carmen AU - Hern'andez-Mart'inez C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6328-8679 AD - Research Group in Nutrition and Mental Health (NUTRISAM), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. AD - Research Center for Behavioral Assessment (CRAMC), Department of Psychology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. AD - Department of Psychology, Educational Sciences and Psychology Faculty, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. FAU - Voltas Moreso, N'uria AU - Voltas Moreso N AD - Research Group in Nutrition and Mental Health (NUTRISAM), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. AD - Research Center for Behavioral Assessment (CRAMC), Department of Psychology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. AD - Department of Psychology, Educational Sciences and Psychology Faculty, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. AD - Serra Hunter Fellow, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. FAU - Canals Sans, Josefa AU - Canals Sans J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6209-9558 AD - Research Group in Nutrition and Mental Health (NUTRISAM), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. AD - Research Center for Behavioral Assessment (CRAMC), Department of Psychology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. AD - Department of Psychology, Educational Sciences and Psychology Faculty, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. FAU - Jard'i Pinana, Cristina AU - Jard'i Pinana C AD - Research Group in Nutrition and Mental Health (NUTRISAM), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. AD - Nutrition and Public Health Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain. FAU - Basora Gallisa, Josep AU - Basora Gallisa J AD - Collaborative Research Group on Lifestyles, Nutrition and Smoking (CENIT). Jordi Gol Primary Care Research Institute (IDIAPJGol), Reus, Spain. AD - Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda de la Universitat, Reus, Spain. AD - Research Support Unit Tarragona, Institut Universitari d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol (IDIAPJGol), Reus, Spain. FAU - Arija Val, Victoria AU - Arija Val V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1758-0975 AD - Research Group in Nutrition and Mental Health (NUTRISAM), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. AD - Nutrition and Public Health Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain. AD - Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda de la Universitat, Reus, Spain. AD - Research Support Unit Tarragona, Institut Universitari d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol (IDIAPJGol), Reus, Spain. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221220 PL - England TA - J Reprod Infant Psychol JT - Journal of reproductive and infant psychology JID - 8501885 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Physical activity OT - cognitive development OT - neurodevelopment OT - pregnancy OT - psysical activity intensity EDAT- 2022/12/21 06:00 MHDA- 2022/12/21 06:00 CRDT- 2022/12/20 23:25 PHST- 2022/12/20 23:25 [entrez] PHST- 2022/12/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/21 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1080/02646838.2022.2155626 [doi] PST - aheadofprint SO - J Reprod Infant Psychol. 2022 Dec 20:1-16. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2155626.