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| Definition |
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| Recommended exercises include |
stretching, stationary cycling, swimming, and walking. |
| Contraindicated exercises include |
Contact sports and scuba diving |
| Movements to avoid included |
jarring, jerky, bouncing, jumping, or sudden changes in direction |
| Exercise in a supine position |
Such a position is associated with decreased cardiac output in most pregnant women. |
| Amount of exercise ACOG recommends |
• Regular, moderate intensity and duration exercise sessions (at least 3 times per week) are preferable |
| ACOG recommendation for sedentary pregnant women |
Begin with short-duration, low intensity activity and increase gradually. |
| Pregnancy requires how many additional calories? |
300 calories |
| Enviroments to avoid |
Excessive heat and humidity |
| Valsalva maneuver |
forcibly exhaling against a closed mouth and nose |
| Ligament laxity increases the risk of |
joint injury |
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