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Study results from University of North Carolina update understanding of pregnancy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 23rd, 2010

2010 DEC 23 -- "Although physical activity can provide health benefits to pregnant women, population-based research on the circumstances surrounding injuries from physical activity during pregnancy is lacking. Physical activity and subsequent injuries among a cohort of 1469 pregnant women in North Carolina were examined prospectively from the third phase of the Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition Study between 2001 and 2005," scientists writing in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health report.

"Chi-square analyses were used to compare distributions of maternal characteristics among women who sustained injuries from physical activity and women who...

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