For most pregnant women, exercise is the last thing on their minds. After all, keeping slim while you’re expecting isn’t exactly the top priority — rather, it’s making sure your baby gets enough ...

Most studies on the benefits of exercise during pregnancy look at the effects of about 150 minutes of active time per week.

When Jeniffer Masi, a geophysicist living in west Houston, found out she was pregnant early this year, she was faced with a quandary. She had always been active and knew regular exercise during ...

Background: Birth weight plays an important role in infant mortality and morbidity, childhood development, and adult health. To date there are contradictory results regarding the role of physical ...

Many expecting women, especially first-time mothers, have questions about physical activity during pregnancy. Exercising while pregnant is safe for mom and baby. In fact, the right types of physical ...

Exercise during pregnancy may let mothers significantly reduce their children's chances of developing diabetes and other metabolic diseases later in life, new research suggests. A study in lab mice ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Many infants in the U.S. today are born too large for their gestational ...

Pregnancy can put pressure on your veins as it brings out so many changes in your body. Haemorrhoids are often overlooked in such cases, which is common in most individuals during pregnancy. The good ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exercising three times weekly while pregnant decreased the risk for asthma in children. Prepregnancy exercise ...

One of the great things about pregnancy is that it offers a seemingly plausible excuse to indulge — eat a little more dessert (why not, when you’re going to gain so much weight anyway) and dial down ...