Pregnant women who do aquarobics have easier deliveries

Friday, November 21, 2008 - 08:07 in Health & Medicine

A course of water aerobics classes has been shown to reduce the amount of pain-killing medication women request during labor. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Health has shown that, as well as being safe, the gentle exercise has the benefit of making it easier to give birth.

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