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Study aim
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The effect of aerobic exercise on neonatal health indicators of nulliparous pregnant women with poor sleep quality
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Design
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Clinical trials with control group, with parallel groups, Randomized, single center trial. Sample size (2 groups of 30 control and intervention).
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Settings and conduct
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Damghan Health Center
Questionnaire, Apgar score at birth, height and head are measured by tape measure, weight by scales at birth
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Pregnant women 18 to 35 years old, 24 to 40 weeks pregnant, normal bmi, singleton, healthy water bag, nulliparous, moderate socioeconomic status, Iranian citizenship, willing to cooperate in the project, no medical prohibition to do medical and sports activities, Dissatisfaction with research, non-consumption of alcohol, tobacco and drugs, lack of kidney, lung, cardiovascular, hepatitis, frequency and dietary diversity
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: In this group, according to the protocol, aerobic exercises include warming up, followed by step aerobic exercise for 30 to 45 minutes (three days a week) and each time for 10 weeks.
Control group: Only for comparison with intervention group, no treatment is performed.
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Main outcome variables
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Neonatal health indices of transcripts, including Apgar score, head circumference, height, weight