Exercise During Pregnancy

Exposing The Truth

Introduction

It's About Mum & Baby.

Exercise During Pregnanacy

You are probably getting a lot of advice about exercise during pregnancy. Some of it is conflicting. Some of it focuses entirely on your baby and not much on you.

WHEN’s approach is different. These articles are built on evidence developed with clinicians across obstetrics, physiotherapy, exercise physiology, continence nursing and more. They centre the woman, not just the baby, because your long-term health matters too.

Browse the articles below or start with the questions you actually have..

WHEN’s Exercise and Pregnancy Guidelines

WHEN’s Exercise and Pregnancy Guidelines were developed with 29 clinicians across obstetrics, physiotherapy, exercise physiology, continence nursing and more. They are the only Australian guidelines that place the woman’s long-term health at the centre, not just the safety of the baby.
Download the full guidelines or take our online course designed for fitness and health professionals working with pregnant women.

Want To Learn More?

For fitness and health professionals

WHEN offers an online course covering exercise during pregnancy in depth, including the evidence base behind these guidelines. If you work with pregnant women and want to understand the full clinical picture, this is for you.

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Weightlifting during pregnancy is recommended but the research has gaps. WHEN explains what the evidence shows, where the 15kg guide...
Core exercise during pregnancy is not only safe, it is recommended. WHEN explains what your core is doing during pregnancy...
Lunges and single leg squats during pregnancy need careful consideration. WHEN explains the risks, what the evidence shows, and what...
Running during pregnancy is a personal choice. WHEN explains what the evidence shows, what happens to your body, and what...
Balance changes significantly during pregnancy. WHEN explains the risks of standing on exercise equipment and what to do instead to...
Confused about lying on your back during pregnancy? WHEN explains what's actually happening, why recommendations vary, and what to do...
Pregnancy changes your joints, blood, breathing and core. WHEN explains what is happening in your body and what it means...
Pelvic girdle pain affects around 44% of pregnant women but is rarely talked about. WHEN explains what it feels like,...
WHEN encourages caution around loaded abdominal exercises such as loaded flexion exercises during pregnancy. Recent research found these exercises did...