🛡️ Prenatal Exercise: The Safety Rules
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📝 Last reviewed: August 2026
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📝 Last reviewed: August 2026
Safe: walking, swimming, stationary cycling, prenatal yoga/Pilates, light strength (squats, rows, bird-dog, side planks).
Avoid: contact sports, high fall risk (skiing, horse riding, gymnastics), heavy lifting to exhaustion, exercises flat on your back after week 16, and deep twisting.
Stop immediately if: vaginal bleeding, dizziness, headache, chest pain, calf pain/swelling, fluid leakage, decreased fetal movement, or contractions.
Always get medical clearance first — especially with high-risk conditions (pre-eclampsia, placenta previa, multiples).
Emergency signals — contact your provider immediately: heavy bleeding, severe headache with vision changes, sudden severe swelling, fever, fluid leakage, decreased fetal movement, or contractions before 37 weeks.
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