2.2. Participants
GDM, systemic disease, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders
PREMATURE LABOR, PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION, PRE-ECLAMPSIA, SYSTEMIC DISEASE, GDM, COMPLICATED PREGNANCY, PLACENTA PREVIA
To be included in the study, the participants were required to be residents of Canada, be pregnant with one baby, and have either a diagnosis of GDM or an uncomplicated pregnancy. The participants were recruited after 20 weeks’ gestation since GDM is generally screened for and diagnosed toward the end of the second trimester of pregnancy. Individuals were excluded if they had absolute contraindications to prenatal exercise, as identified by the PARmed-X for Pregnancy. These contraindications included premature labor, placenta previa, pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia, and high-order pregnancy uncontrolled systemic disease including cardiovascular and respiratory disorders [