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Only 3 in 10 pregnant women meet the Australian Physical Exercise Guidelines
Australian Institute Health and Welfare as at 2019
For healthy mum and baby, pregnant mothers should aim for 2.5-5 hours per week of moderate intensity exercise
Department of Health and Aged Care
Around half of all women who have given birth have some degree of prolapse
Continence Foundation
1 in 4 Australians are incontinent
Continence Foundation Australia
33-50% of women report Pelvic Girdle Pain before 20 weeks gestation. With up to 60-70% in late pregnancy
National Library of Medicine
78% of women in Australia do not meet the weekly recommended physical activity guidelines
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
33-50% of women report Pelvic Girdle Pain before 20 weeks gestation. With up to 60-70% in late pregnancy
National Library of Medicine
Exercising when pregnant increases placenta volume, lowers risk of Gestational Diabetes, preeclampsia and caesarean delivery.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Exercise is effective in reducing symptoms of Postpartum Depression
Priscila Marconcin et al. 2021
Exercise performed in conjunction with pelvic floor contractions
provide greater muscle
recruitment than traditional Kegels, helping with incontinence and prolapse symptoms and treatment
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Exercise improves muscular & cardiorespiratory fitness, improves bone function & health and helps to maintain healthy body weight
World Health Organisation
Exercise reduces risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and various types of cancer
World Health Organisation
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