Women who exercise during their pregnancies provide a boost to their newborn babies’ brain development.

On measuring the brain activities of the babies 8-12 days after they were born, the researchers found that babies born to women who exercised regularly displayed a more mature cerebral activation compared to those born to women who did not exercise.
“Our research indicates that exercise during pregnancy enhances the newborn child's brain development. While animal studies have shown similar results, this is the first randomized controlled trial in humans to objectively measure the impact of exercise during pregnancy directly on the newborn's brain”, lead researcher Professor Dave Ellemberg said.
Source-Medindia