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by sarajetta on January 13th, 2006

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What kinds of exercise should you avoid while pregnant?

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  • by Anonymous on January 16th, 2006

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    Actually, the activities mentioned in this answer will result in an INCREASE in the maternal heart rate. Exercise, in and of itself, results in an increase in the heart rate. The mentioned activities will result in an increase in the maternal heart rate because the uterus will partially obstruct the venous return of the inferior vena cava thereby diminishing the blood flow to the heart. The heart then compensates for this by INCREASING the maternal heart rate. This is why women, around the mid-second trimester, begin to feel lightheaded when standing or lying supine for extended periods of time.

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