Moderate exercise helps prevent gestational diabetes, reduce weight gain during pregnancy

Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 21:00 in Health & Medicine

Women who exercise during pregnancy are less likely to have gestational diabetes, and the exercise also helps to reduce maternal weight gain, finds a study. Gestational diabetes is one of the most frequent complications of pregnancy. It is associated with an increased risk of serious disorders such as pre-eclampsia, hypertension, preterm birth, and with induced or caesarean birth.

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