Swim For Pregnant Women

Sports pool is one of the few sports that are very dynamic activity without causing injuries such as high impact movements. In addition, everyone can try to share a favorite swimming style and fit. That is, the pool is great for all ages.

What about swimming for pregnant women, if allowed to do? Swimming is a sport that is highly recommended the obstetricians for pregnant women, even in difficult pregnancies or pregnancy is an absolute contraindication.

Usually pregnant women have problems with weight and her knees. Because pregnant women carry the weight of the fetus and herself. But swimming is a non-weight bearing activities. Namely the activities of low earth gravity. In the swimming body feels lighter and pregnant women do not feel any burden because sustained water so it has the power lift.

Sports pools are also safe during pregnancy, including the first trimester of pregnancy which is too prone. Even when you do not normally contain alias problems or pregnancy with absolute contraindications, such as never giving birth prematurely, had experienced a pregnancy with placenta preyia conditions (the placenta covering the birth canal), a pregnant woman with a narrow pelvis, or pregnancy with relative contraindications, such as pregnant women with anemia, an enlarged thyroid gland, diabetes, breech pregnancy, pregnant with the body too thin or too fat, or women who have experienced bleeding in the first trimester.

Sports pool even though a lot of benefits for pregnant women, does not mean that swimming should be done freely and without regulation. To be sure, pregnant women should consider the state of the fetus in her womb. And the rules of the game, among others:

   1. Careful choice of style pool.

   2. Practice time.

   3. The intensity of exercise.

   4. Warm up before swimming.

The most effective style of swimming for pregnant women are the freestyle and breaststroke, Since both of these styles calm slowly, and without collisions. Backstroke is not recommended because of the position of pregnant women in a state of supine. This position is greatly feared, because fear will be an emphasis on blood vessels in the back of the uterus, because the weight of the fetus.

Though these veins will drain blood from the lower back to the heart. In addition to the backstroke, butterfly style is also not done for pregnant women. Because the butterfly style involves a lot of movement. This is not good for the fetus, because it is feared will lead to 'clash' that affect the condition of the fetus.

The best time to do an activity pool for pregnant women is before 10:00 or after 15:00. because at these times the sun's ultraviolet rays will not damage the skin. Another case when the pregnant woman swimming in the pool closed and did not make black. Because the hot air temperature can impact negatively affects the fetus. Or if you feel so hot, you should protect your skin with sun block SPF

3 Things to look out for pregnant women:

    * The safety factor. Pregnant women should be selective in the condition of the pool. Select the condition of the pool maintained, clean, and neat. Conditions that do not clean the pool causing slippery floors, slippery floor can cause slipping pregnant women and this may endanger the pregnancy.

    * When entering the pool, pregnant women should not be a direct jump from the edge of the pond. But slowly descended the stairs of the pool. Do not jump straight into the water, because it was feared water pressure push the membranes which impact on amniotic fluid leakage. Even the amniotic fluid discharge prematurely.

    * Because if amniotic fluid has not come out in time will lead to the birth or entry of infection into the uterus. Although the swimming pool water treatment is done, it still will happen the potential risk of infection in pregnancy.

    * Water temperature is also noteworthy. The water temperature is too cold can make the body react as the skin will become wrinkled and can cause the system will balance the flow of blood from the mother to her fetus.

May be useful for your pregnant women ..