Exercise and labor trauma. According to American Journal of Obstetric Gynecology, exercise in general shortens the second stage of labor, and reduces the potential for pain.

Fit moms = happy kids. Mothers who continued exercise through pregnancy produce babies that are more alert, independent and less needy. Researches theorize that the exercise may trigger brain development.
- Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland.
(My book, Expecting Fitness, explains my theory of additional brain development as a result of a bigger placenta creating additional blood/oxygen supply, as well as exercise induced endorphins)

Anxious moms = low birth weight. Stressed moms who expect problems, get problems with a less developed baby says research from Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in London.
(See, the proof is in the pudding -- Don't worry, be happy! Positive thinking works in more ways than one -- it's more effective than most people imagine)

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