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Swimming and diving by pregnant women

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2010

Frederik K Lotgering ,
Wilhelmina EM Spinnewijn  and
Henk CS Wallenburg
Frederik K Lotgering*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Wilhelmina EM Spinnewijn
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Henk CS Wallenburg
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
*
Fred K Lotgering, Dept OB/GYN, EE 2283, Erasmus University, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Pregnant women have traditionally been discouraged from participating in physically demanding sports because they have been considered to be in poor condition and it was thought that strenuous exercise could harm the mother and the fetus. More recently, however, many physically active women have wished to continue sport in pregnancy and research over the past 20 years has shown that in general it is safe to do so.

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Research Article
Information
Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , August 1996 , pp. 165 - 171
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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