Influence of physical activity before and during pregnancy on infant's sleep and neurodevelopment at 1-year-old

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-87612-1

. 2021 Apr 14;11(1):8099.

doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87612-1.

Influence of physical activity before and during pregnancy on infant's sleep and neurodevelopment at 1-year-old

Kazushige Nakahara^#¹, Takehiro Michikawa^#², Seiichi Morokuma^{3

4}, Masanobu Ogawa⁵, Kiyoko Kato^{1

5}, Masafumi Sanefuji^{5

6}, Eiji Shibata^{7

8}, Mayumi Tsuji^{7

9}, Masayuki Shimono^{7

10}, Toshihiro Kawamoto⁷, Shouichi Ohga⁶, Koichi Kusuhara^{7

10}; Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group

Collaborators, Affiliations

Collaborators

Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group:
Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Takahiko Katoh

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
² Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. morokuma@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
⁴ Research Center for Environmental and Developmental Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. morokuma@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
⁵ Research Center for Environmental and Developmental Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁷ Japan Environment and Children's Study, UOEH Subunit Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁹ Department of Environmental Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
¹⁰ Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 33854123
PMCID: PMC8046980
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87612-1

Influence of physical activity before and during pregnancy on infant's sleep and neurodevelopment at 1-year-old

Kazushige Nakahara et al. Sci Rep. 2021.

. 2021 Apr 14;11(1):8099.

doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87612-1.

Authors

Collaborators

Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group:
Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Takahiko Katoh

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
² Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. morokuma@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
⁴ Research Center for Environmental and Developmental Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. morokuma@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
⁵ Research Center for Environmental and Developmental Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁷ Japan Environment and Children's Study, UOEH Subunit Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁹ Department of Environmental Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
¹⁰ Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 33854123
PMCID: PMC8046980
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87612-1

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between maternal physical activity (PA) before and during pregnancy and sleep and developmental problems in 1-year-old infants. We used data from a nationwide cohort study in Japan that registered 103,062 pregnancies between 2011 and 2014. Participants were asked about their PA before and during pregnancy, and the sleep and development of their children at the age of 1 year. Maternal PA was estimated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and was expressed in METs per week. We defined scores below the cut-off points of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) as abnormal for infant development. Based on the levels of PA before or during pregnancy, the participants were divided into five groups. In mothers with higher PA levels, the risk ratio for bedtime after 22:00 or abnormal ASQ scores in their 1-years-old infants were lower. These associations were observed for PA before and during pregnancy. Higher levels of maternal PA, both before and during pregnancy, may reduce sleep and developmental problems in infants.

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Population flowchart. PA, physical activity; M-T1, questionnaire administered at recruitment; M-T2, questionnaire administered during mid- and late pregnancy; ASQ, Ages and Stages Questionnaire.

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[1] Russo LM, Nobles C, Ertel KA, Chasan-Taber L, Whitcomb BW. Physical activity interventions in pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstet. Gynecol. 2015;125:576–582. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000691. - DOI - PubMed

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[4] Barakat R, et al. Exercise during pregnancy protects against hypertension and macrosomia: randomized clinical trial. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 2016;214(649):e1–649.e8. - PubMed

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[8] Owe KM, Nystad W, Stigum H, Vangen S, Bø K. Exercise during pregnancy and risk of cesarean delivery in nulliparous women: a large population-based cohort study. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 2016;215(791):e1–791.e13. - PubMed

[9] Álvarez-Bueno C, et al. Pregnancy leisure physical activity and children’s neurodevelopment: a narrative review. BJOG. 2018;125:1235–1242. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.15108. - DOI - PubMed

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