When done safely and with medical approval, regular physical activity can help labor feel more manageable, experts say.

Pregnant women are encouraged to exercise for at least 30 minutes five days a week. Marcela C. Smid, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Utah ...

Physical fitness is important to overall health, but for pregnant women, the question of what kind – and exactly how much – exercise they should get often yields mixed advice.

There's an outdated idea that pregnant women should take it easy. But the medical establishment says expectant mamas shouldn't let their gym memberships lapse and put their feet up. The latest ...

Women should first speak with their obstetrician or other health professionals about exercise during pregnancy, recommends both the CDC and ACOG. Women with certain types of heart and lung ...

There are certain things pregnant women should avoid while exercising. Activities with a high risk of falling or abdominal injury, such as horseback riding or downhill skiing should be avoided, ...

For generations, pregnant women were advised to avoid any kind of exercise because of concerns that it might put the unborn baby’s health at risk. They were also told to “eat for two” to ...

Lea-Ann Ellison can lift more than most people and has the pictures to prove it. But, instead of a six-pack she has the belly of a woman who is eight months into a pregnancy.

Too many pregnant women may be taking their physical fitness for granted during their pregnancy, according to a new study. Researchers found only one in six pregnant women is getting the ...

(Reuters Health) - Only one in two pregnant women in an Australian survey said their healthcare practitioner had advised them about exercising, and more than half of these women had to raise the ...

Pregnant women from all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico took part in the study. At the time that the survey was conducted, 92 percent of participants indicated that stay-at-home orders were in effect.