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Contraindications for Exercise During Pregnancy

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Exercising may be favorable to the health of the pregnant mother. However there are certain contraindications that may warrant abandoning the exercise program.

Pregnancy associated with:

• Pregnancy-induced hypertension
• Pre-term rupture of membranes
• Pre-term labor during prior or current pregnancy
• Incompetent cervix or cerclage placement
• Persistent second - or third-trimester bleeding
• Placenta previa
• Intrauterine growth retardation

Health complications associated with:

• Chronic hypertension
• Abnormality of Thyroid function
• Cardiac disease
• Vascular disease
• Pulmonary disease

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