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.