Exercising during pregnancy was safe for both moms and babies in a new study of heavy women in Brazil, but fitness classes and at-home exercises didn’t keep moms-to-be from gaining too much weight. The finding is “not surprising,” according to Dr. Patrick Catalano, a maternal-fetal medicine researcher from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine… Continue reading Exercise May Not Limit Weight Gain by Pregnant Moms
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Sleep Position During Pregnancy ‘Link to Still-birth’
Experts want urgent research to see if the position a woman chooses to sleep in during late pregnancy affects still-birth risk, as a study suggests a link. The University of Auckland compared 155 women who had late still-births with 310 who had healthy pregnancies. Sleeping on the back or right side, rather than the left,… Continue reading Sleep Position During Pregnancy ‘Link to Still-birth’
Any tingling sensation in legs while pregnant? It may come back, sorry
Restless Legs in Pregnancy Likely to Recur, Researchers Say Among those who developed syndrome, many had later occurrences, study found Women who experience restless legs syndrome (RLS) during pregnancy are at increased risk for having it again during future pregnancies or developing a chronic form of the condition later in life, researchers have found. RLS… Continue reading Any tingling sensation in legs while pregnant? It may come back, sorry