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Perinatal Fitness Education -
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Perinatal fitness has many benefits for pregnancy, birth and the
postpartum period. According to James F Clapp, MD in his book
Exercising Through Your Pregnancy women who were fit experienced the
following:
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A decrease of thirty-five percent
in pain relief needed.
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A decrease of seventy-five percent
in maternal exhaustion.
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A decrease of fifty percent in need
to artificially rupture the membranes.
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A fifty percent reduction in
induction or stimulation of labor with pitocin.
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A fifty percent decrease in
intervention due to abnormalities in the fetal heart rate.
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A fifty-five percent decrease in
episiotomies.
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A seventy-five percent decline in
forceps or cesarean deliveries.
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Shorter labors by about one third.
Accordingly, in his book he also
stated the following effects to babies born to fit mothers:
- The baby is considered "tougher" in fit women and more resilient to the
stress of labor.
- The placenta is healthier.
- The fetus tolerates contractions better.
- The caregiver’s concern regarding the baby’s condition was less than half
compared to the control group.
- A decrease in incidence of cord entanglement.
- A lower incidence of meconium at birth.
- Leaner, lower birth weight infants due to less fat and not due to growth
retardation.
- Mothers report their babies are easy to care for. Preliminary findings
show babies who have "exercised" during pregnancy respond well to their
environment. They are more able to soothe themselves and need less consoling.
- The stimulation of sound and vibrations occurring during exercise may
increase the fetal brain development.
- At one year of age their mental, and physical performance was better as
compared to "nonexercising" babies.
- At five years of age they scored much higher on test of general
intelligence and oral language skills.
- They were less fat and weighed less than babies of non-exercising moms.
*Please note that
when scheduling private classes you must provide a 24 hour notice of
cancellation or rescheduling in order to avoid being charged $20 for the missed
class.
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