Exercising through your pregnancy
By: James F. Clapp III.
Publisher: Addicus Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Omaha, Neb
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Exercise for pregnant women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-232) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1.; title: Concerns about exercise and reproduction; title: Controversy over exercise during pregnancy; title: Early animal experiments; title: Attitudes toward exercising during pregnancy; title: Origins of the controversy; title: The stimulus for research; title: Summary; title: Unexpected benefits of exercising during pregnancy; title: The heart and circulatory system; title: Lung and placental gas transport; title: Body temperature and sweating; title: Metabolic and hormonal responses; title: Muscle, ligament, and bone; title: Summary; title: Pt. 2. Impact of exercise on reproductive outcome; title: Exercise, fertility, and early pregnancy; title: The confounder problem; title: Fertility concerns; title: Potential early pregnancy problems; title: Summary; title: Exercise, premature labor, and fetal growth; title: Physical stress, fetal growth, and pregnancy length; title: Regular exercise and premature birth; title: Effects of regular exercise on the baby's growth; title: Summary; title: Exercise, breast-feeding, and infant growth; title: How exercise affects milk production; title: Maternal weight loss while breast-feeding; title: Breast-feeding and infant growth; title: Effects of exercise during lactation on infant growth; title: Summary; title: Maternal benefits of regular exercis; title: Maternal weight gain and fat accumulation; title: Maternal discomfort and injury; title: Labor and delivery; title: Pregnancy complications; title: Maternal fitness and physical performance; title: Subtle benefits; title: Long-term outcome; title: Summary; title: Benefits of maternal exercise for the baby; title: Baby's physical responses to maternal exercise; title: Baby's condition during labor; title: Neonatal condition; title: Why babies benefit from maternal exercise; title: Long-term outcome; title: Summary; title: Pt. 3. Exercise prescription and monitoring; title: Principles for exercise prescription; title: Who needs an exercise prescription?; title: The right amount of exercise; title: Guidelines for developing an exercise program; title: Dos and don'ts; title: Contraindications to exercise; title: Summary; title: Preconception and early pregnancy exercise; title: Four elements for successful conception; title: Physiological function before conception; title: Physiological function in early pregnancy; title: Contraindications to exercise; title: Beginning exercisers; title: Recreational athletes; title: Competitive athletes; title: Needs of other exercising women; title: Summary; title: Mid- and late pregnancy exercise; title: Physiological function in midpregnancy; title: Physiological function in late pregnancy; title: Contraindications to exercise; title: Prescribing exercise; title: Modifying the training regimen; title: Summary; title: Postpartum exercise; title: Physiological changes during lactation and the postpartum period; title: Spontaneous patterns of exercise performance after the birth; title: First six weeks after the birth