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Exercise may reduce postpartum depression, with moderate intensity exercises three to four times a week being especially effective, per meta-analysis

11.29.23 | PLOS

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Effectiveness of aerobic exercise in the prevention and treatment of postpartum depression: Meta-analysis and network meta-analysis
Exercise status of women three months before childbirth and one month postpartum. It is important that pregnant women engage in proactive and moderate exercise to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Credit: Xu et al., CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Exercise may reduce postpartum depression, with moderate intensity exercises three to four times a week being especially effective, per meta-analysis

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0287650

Article Title: Effectiveness of aerobic exercise in the prevention and treatment of postpartum depression: Meta-analysis and network meta-analysis

Author Countries: China

Funding: This work was financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in China (Grant no. CUG150607). The funders did not play a role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0287650

Effectiveness of aerobic exercise in the prevention and treatment of postpartum depression: Meta-analysis and network meta-analysis

29-Nov-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Health and Medicine Health Care Human Health Human Reproduction Physical Exercise Pregnancy Preventive Medicine

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0287650
Article Publication Date
2023-11-29
Article Title
Effectiveness of aerobic exercise in the prevention and treatment of postpartum depression: Meta-analysis and network meta-analysis
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, November 29). Exercise may reduce postpartum depression, with moderate intensity exercises three to four times a week being especially effective, per meta-analysis. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L597ZJ38/exercise-may-reduce-postpartum-depression-with-moderate-intensity-exercises-three-to-four-times-a-week-being-especially-effective-per-meta-analysis.html
MLA:
"Exercise may reduce postpartum depression, with moderate intensity exercises three to four times a week being especially effective, per meta-analysis." Brightsurf News, Nov. 29 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L597ZJ38/exercise-may-reduce-postpartum-depression-with-moderate-intensity-exercises-three-to-four-times-a-week-being-especially-effective-per-meta-analysis.html.