Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part 1-exercise in women planning pregnancy and those who are pregnant.
Bø K, Artal R, Barakat R, Brown W, Davies GA, Dooley M, Evenson KR, Haakstad LA, Henriksson-Larsen K, Kayser B, Kinnunen TI, Mottola MF, Nygaard I, van Poppel M, Stuge B, Khan KM. Br J Sports Med. 206 May;50(0):57-89. doi: 0.36/bjsports-206-09628.
Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 206 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part 2-the effect of exercise on the fetus, labour and birth.
Bø K, Artal R, Barakat R, Brown W, Dooley M, Evenson KR, Haakstad LA, Larsen K, Kayser B, Kinnunen TI, Mottola MF,
Nygaard I, van Poppel M, Stuge B, Davies GA; IOC Medical Commission. 
Br J Sports Med. 206 Oct 2. pii: bjsports-206-09680. doi: 0.36/bjsports-206-09680. [Epub ahead of print]
“The IOC assembled an international
expert committee to review the literature on physical activity and exercise (1) during pregnancy and (2) after childbirth, using rigorous systematic review and search criteria.” Sixteen experts addressed three aims: 1) “Summarise common conditions, illnesses and complaints that may interfere with strenuous exercise and competition, during pregnancy and after childbirth”; 2) provide recommendations for exercise training during pregnancy and after childbirth, for high-level regular exercisers and elite athletes”; and 3) “identify major gaps in the literature that limit the confidence with which recommendations can be made”.



Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016/17 evidence summary from the IOC Expert Group Meeting, Lausanne. Part 3-exercise in the postpartum period.


Bø K, Artal R, Barakat R, Brown WJ, Davies GAL, Dooley M, Evenson KR, Haakstad LAH, Kayser B, Kinnunen TI, Larsén K, Mottola MF, Nygaard I, van Poppel M, Stuge B, Khan KM; IOC Medical Commission. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Nov;51(21):1516-1525. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097964. Epub 2017 Jun 22.
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Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016/17 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part 4-Recommendations for future research.


Bø K, Artal R, Barakat R, Brown WJ, Davies GAL, Dooley M, Evenson KR, Haakstad LAH, Kayser B, Kinnunen TI, Larsén K, Mottola MF, Nygaard I, van Poppel M, Stuge B, Khan KM. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Sep 25. pii: bjsports-2017-098387. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098387. [Epub ahead of print]
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