Pregnancy and Health Care

Unless there is a medical reason to avoid it, pregnant women can and should exercise moderately for at least 30 minutes at least every day or almost every day. Exercise can help women feel better. And burning calories can help prevent excessive weight gain.

Exercise can help pregnant women avoid gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that sometimes develops during pregnancy. Exercise can help develop the necessary strength for the labor and delivery. Exercise can enhance the welfare and promote the early and rapid recovery after labor and birth.

What you can do:
Important: Before starting any exercise, ask your health care professional.

Consider the following types of exercise:

* Walking
* Dance
* Swimming
* Riding a stationary bike
* Aerobics
* Yoga

Before the pregnancy was a good excuse to sit and do nothing. But times have changed for pregnant women who are in good health. In January 2002, the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the United States (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, ACOG) released its new recommendations for exercise during pregnancy and post-natal period to encourage more women to keep active and fit during pregnancy.

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