Pregnant women's beliefs and influences regarding exercise during pregnancy.

Abstract

A majority of women studied believed that exercise will have a positive impact on their pregnancy, are deciding to exercise during their pregnancy, and indicated that their doctor had the most influence on their beliefs about exercise during pregnancy. Because women's behaviors are influenced by their physician's instructions, physicians should be prepared to counsel their healthy ante-partum patients on the benefits of prenatal exercise and be informed of ACOG's current guidelines.