The booklet "Prenatal Fitness: Exercise During Pregnancy" was written by maternal fitness expert, Catherine Cram, MS. It was developed to provide the most current, safe and effective prenatal fitness information to pregnant women.
Topics in the booklet include:
- Benefits of prenatal exercise and safe and effective fitness program design
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines
- Proper body mechanics and lifting techniques
- 22 pages of text including photographs and illustrations of strength and flexibility exercises
- And much morea€¦
American College of Sports Medicine/Healthy Learning Videos presents: Developing a Pre- and Postnatal Fitness Program video
This video provides a detailed overview of maternal exercise guidelines that are designed to enable women to safely include exercise in their pre- and postnatal health care. Includes the following:
- Physiological changes during pregnancy and postpartum
- Benefits of maternal exercise
- ACOG guidelines
- Exercise prescription
- Criteria for developing a safe and effective maternal exercise program
- Specific exercises and techniques for pregnant and postpartum women
American College of Sports Medicine/Healthy Learning Videos presents: Postpartum Recovery Techniques and Exercises video
The video "Postpartum Recovery Techniques and Exercises" presents a comprehensive overview of specific guidelines and effective exercises that have been developed to safely aid in postnatal recovery This video provides information and instruction on the following topics:
- Postpartum warning signs and symptoms
- Self-care techniques for immediate post-birth care
- Diastasis recti check and recovery exercises
- Sahrmann abdominal exercises
- Flexibility exercises designed to prevent/alleviate back, shoulder and neck pain
Progressive Postnatal Recovery...Selfcare Techniques & Exercises for Postpartum Women
This video features topics that are specific to postpartum women, such as back pain, pelvic floor weakness and incontinence, joint misalignment, pelvic pain, nursing discomfort and depression. Each topic section gives warning signs and symptoms along with techniques and exercises to help alleviate and even prevent some conditions.
