UNIT 28 Exercise and Pregnancy (week 8)

Question 1

A growing body of evidence exists to support the belief that a pregnant woman can benefit in numerous ways from sound exercise. Exercise can:

Answer 1

1. Reduce the severity and frequency of back pain
2. Enhance prenatal weight management efforts
3. Help pregnant women counteract the feelings of stress or anxiety
4. Improve digestion and reduce constipation
5. Help provide an enhanced level of energy to facilitate the ability to perform the activities of daily living
6. Help reduce postpartum belly

Question 2

conditions that should preclude a pregnant woman from exercising are

Answer 2

coronary heart disease, ruptured membranes, incompetent cervix, premature labor, multiple gestation, vaginal bleeding, placenta previa, and a history of three or more spontaneous abortions or miscarriages

Question 3

phlebitis:

Answer 3

The inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs. It most commonly occurs in superficial veins. Phlebitis often occurs in conjunction with thrombosis and is then called “thrombophlebitis” or “superficial thrombophlebitis”.

Question 4

palpatations:

Answer 4

A perceived abnormality of the heartbeat characterized by awareness of heart muscle contractions in the chest: hard beats, fast beats, irregular beats, and/or pauses.

Question 5

Throughout the exercise period, a pregnant woman should:

Answer 5

1. Stay adequately hydrated
2. Keep the intensity level of the exercise at a moderate level
3. Avoid wearing clothing that is impermeable to water while exercising
4. Be acutely sensitive to the environmental conditions that exist at the time of the exercise session (particularly the ambient temperature and relative humidity levels)
5. Keep the duration of the exercise session to 30 minutes or less to avoid impairing blood flow to the her uterus
6. Avoid prolonged (i.e., longer than five minutes) bouts of exercise in the supine (lying on her back) position
7. Avoid over-stretching while exercising or performing exercises in a ballistic (i.e., jerky or bouncy) fashion
8. Eat a nutritionally sound diet (i.e., consume sufficient amounts of carbohydrates) to ensure adequate levels of glucose are available

Question 6

If a pregnant woman did not exercise prior to pregnancy, then it’s important to increase weight-bearing activities to lower the risk of injury

Answer 6

FALSE

Question 7

Pregnant women should avoid prolonged bouts of exercise in what position?

Answer 7

Supine

Question 8

Pregnant women should avoid exercising over ___ minutes.

Answer 8

30

Question 9

Pregnant women should avoid wearing which type of clothing?

Answer 9

Clothes impermeable to water

Question 10

Reasons for stopping an exercise routine for a pregnant woman includes which of the following?

Answer 10

dizziness, severe headaches, excessive fatigue