Pregnant Women Sleep Better With Moderate Exercise

Pregnant Women Sleep Better With Moderate Exercise

Pregnant women who get regular moderate exercise in early pregnancy are likely to sleep better than those who don’t, a new study shows.

Nearly 25% of pregnant women report poor sleep beginning early in pregnancy, said study investigator Michele Okun, PhD, senior research associate, University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. Yet few studies have looked at the benefits of exercise on sleep during pregnancy.

In the absence of medical or obstetric complications, 30 minutes of moderate exercise is recommended for pregnant women on most, if not all, days of the week. Yet, national data show that only 23% of pregnant women meet these recommendations.

The study was presented here at SLEEP 2014, the 28th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

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