Pregnant and want a short labour
In a randomised controlled trial, 166 pregnant women were assigned to either an exercise group (EG) or control group (CG). Women in the EG participated in 55 to 60 minute sessions, 3 days per week comprising aerobic dance and specific exercises targeting the legs, buttocks, abdomen and pelvic floor muscles. The results demonstrated physical exercise during pregnancy was associated with a significantly shorter first stage of labour.
Having structural Chiropractic care before you are pregnant and during pregnancy also aligns the posture. Children of mothers who practiced mindfulness meditation displayed more positive social-emotional behaviours and greater adaptive functioning and social competencies, compared to those with less mindful mothers. Interventions to increase mindfulness during pregnancy not only help mums’ feel calmer and cope better, but may also promote greater social-emotional development in their children.
