Women who exercise while pregnant are not only helping themselves, but their babies too, according to a new study.
Newborns whose moms exercised during pregnancy may have improved heart health and reached movement milestones earlier than other babies, according to researchers at East Carolina University.
“Because physical activity is a modifiable risk factor of childhood obesity, these findings suggest that exercise during pregnancy may potentially reduce childhood risk of obesity,” the researchers wrote in their study, published in August issue of the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
"I always say pregnancy, labor and delivery, they’re athletic events. We should train for them," said Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News chief medical correspondent and a board-certified OBGYN.The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends that pregnant women get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week.
Stay away from any sports or specific exercises that could harm yourself and the fetus if you fall, according to Ashton, who cites activities like skydiving, scuba diving and skiing.
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