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Contraindications to exercise during pregnancyAbsolute- Hemodynamically significant heart disease
 - Restrictive lung disease
- Incompetent cervix
- Multiple gestation at risk for premature labor
- Persistent second or third trimester bleeding
- Placenta previa after 26 weeks of gestation
- Premature labor during the current pregnancy
- Ruptured membranes
- Pre-eclampsia/pregnancy-induced hypertension
Relative- Severe anemia
- Unevaluated maternal cardiac arrhythmia
- Chronic bronchitis
- Poorly controlled type 1 diabetes
- Extreme morbid obesity
 - Extreme underweight (BMI<12)
- History of extremely sedentary lifestyle
- Intrauterine growth restriction in current pregnancy
- Poorly controlled hypertension
- Orthopedic limitations
- Poorly controlled seizure disorder
- Poorly controlled hyperthyroidism
- Heavy smoker
- Third trimester breech presentation
- Multiple pregnancy (>twins)
Reason to terminate exercise - Vaginal bleeding
- Dyspnea prior to exertion
- Dizziness or faintness
- Headache or visual disturbance
- Unexplained abdominal pain
- Muscle weakness
- Swelling of ankles, hands, or face
- Swelling, pain, and redness in the calf of one leg
- Preterm labor, persistent contractions (> 6-8/h)
- Decreased fetal movement
- Amniotic fluid leakage
- Elevated pulse or blood pressure persisting after exercise
- Fatigue, palpitations, chest pain
- Insufficient weight gain(<1.0kg/month during last two trimesters)
(ACOG, 2002; ACOG, 2003; Davies et al., 2003; Paisley, 2003)
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