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Pregnancy Health in the News

Extra! Extra! Want to know how breaking prenatal health news and recently released medical studies affect your pregnancy? Hot off the presses, here's a rundown of today's top pregnancy headlines with tips for how cutting-edge prenatal research can help keep you and your baby healthy.

Does Exercise Really Help With Childbirth?

February 2010

Good news for couch potato moms-to-be: A new study from Spanish researchers suggests that exercise during pregnancy doesn't have much impact on childbirth itself. Also, the newborns were similarly healthy among exercising and non-exercising moms. But don't hang up the sneakers just yet. See why it's still a good idea to participate (if your doctor says it's OK) in a fitness program while you're pregnant.

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