BABY ON BOARD
Feb 04, 2019
6 minutes
What is not debatable is that staying active is vital during pregnancy – for the health of mum and the baby on-board.
Medical director at New Zealand Football and doctor for the All Whites, Football Ferns and Northern Mystics netballers, Dr Mark Fulcher says it is important to do what you enjoy, and if it is running, the advice he generally gives to expectant mothers is running is perfectly safe for the mum and baby until it gets uncomfortable, so long as there are no other complications during pregnancy..
“Any time is a good time to become active but if you have not run before it is probably not a good idea to go from being completely sedentary to running a marathon.” - Dr Mark Fulcher
“Any time is a good time to become active but if you have not run before it is probably not a good idea to go from being completely sedentary to running a marathon,” the sports
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