Table 1 Contraindications to aerobic exercise during pregnancy. Adopted from ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription [43]
From: Influence of exercise mode on pregnancy outcomes: ENHANCED by Mom project
Absolute Contraindications to Aerobic Exercise During Pregnancy | Relative Contraindications to Aerobic Exercise During Pregnancy |
|---|---|
Hemodynamically significant heart disease | Severe anemia |
Restrictive lung disease | Unevaluated maternal cardiac arrhythmia |
Incompetent cervix/cerclage | Chronic bronchitis |
Multiple gestation at risk for premature labor | Poorly controlled type I diabetes |
Persistent second or third trimester bleeding | Extreme morbid obesity |
Placenta previa after 26 weeks gestation | Extreme underweight (body mass index <12) |
Premature labor during the current pregnancy | History of extremely sedentary lifestyle |
Ruptured membranes | Intrauterine growth restriction in current pregnancy |
Pregnancy induced hypertension | Poorly controlled hypertension/preeclampsia |
Orthopedic limitations | |
Poorly controlled seizure disorder | |
Poorly controlled thyroid disease | |
Heavy smoker |