A new study suggests that moderate exercise during pregnancy is safe even for women with chronic illness.
The researchers found no association between a woman’s exercise level and her pregnancy outcome. Even among the women with chronic illness, the researchers found, exercise did not increase the risk of having a premature or low birth weight infant.
They caution that their study only looked at exercise “for fun and fitness,” and did not evaluate the effects of activities like having to stand for long periods at work.
