Content warning: miscarriage
For today’s episode, Shalaka will be interviewing Dr. Margie Davenport. We’ll be aiming to answer the question: Is exercise safe during pregnancy? We discuss the strong benefits of engaging in exercise unless contraindicated, and the myths and assumptions associated with exercise in pregnancy.
In the post-interview discussion (33:30), Alyson and Shalaka discuss the importance of movement, exceptional cases such as bed rest, and playing the blame game with exercise and miscarriage.
Links
instagram: @exerciseandpregnancy
Website: www.exerciseandpregnancy.ca
Facebook: Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Facebook Page
Twitter: @ExercisePreg
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCtvzYizIALcs5-RzfHrf5UA
Citations
1. Prenatal exercise for the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Davenport et al., 2018):
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30337463/
2. No. 367-2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy (Mottola et al., 2018):
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30297272/
3. Infographic: Prenatal physical activity: baby steps for better health (Davenport et al., 2020):
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31377724/
4. Why can't I exercise during pregnancy? Time to revisit medical "absolute" and "relative" contraindications: systematic review of evidence of harm and a call to action (Meah, Davies, & Davenport, 2020):
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32513676/
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Prenatal research from Shalaka’s lab and the DREAM BIG consortium:
Dreambigresearch.com
Prenatal Stress and Child Development book (2021):
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-60159-1
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