Physiological Changes in Pregnancy
Original Editor - Esraa Mohamed Abdullzaher
Top Contributors - Esraa Mohamed Abdullzaher, Safiya Naz, Khloud Shreif, Kim Jackson, Rosie Swift, Vidya Acharya and Lucinda hampton
13 weeks gestation; to consider beginning with nonweightbearing exercises, such as aquanatal classes; to progress from simple and basic levels of exercise, increasing exercise tolerance gradually, under the supervision of a suitably qualified professional.
Contraindications to exercise include:
cardiovascular, respiratory, renal or thyroid disease; diabetes (type 1, if poorly controlled); history of miscarriage, premature labour, fetal growth restriction, cervical incompetence; hypertension, vaginal bleeding, reduced fetal movement, anaemia, breech presentation, placenta praevia.[2]
All women should stop exercising immediately and seek advice from a doctor if they experience: abdominal pain.per vaginum (from the vagina) bleeding.shortness of breath, dizziness, faintness, persistent severe headache, palpitations or tachycardia; PGP, which may also lead to difficulty in walking.
