EXERCISE FOR YOUR CHILD

WHOM YOU ABOUT TO MEET...................

BY
R.PRASATH, BPT,MIAP
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
APOLLO SPECIALITY HOSPITAL
 EXERCISES PROGRAM FOR
PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL PERIOD
VERTEBRAL CHANGES DURING
PREGENANCY
ABDOMINAL MUSCLES CHANGES
STAGES OF PREGNANCY

First trimester (week 1-week 12)

Second trimester (week 13-week 28)

Third trimester (week 29-week 40)

EXERCIES DURING PREGNANCY
Improving sleep,
Reducing swelling or backaches caused by pregnancy,
Making labor and delivery easier,
Providing endorphins that can make you feel happier and more
energetic, and helping you get your posture back faster after delivery
Aerobic exercise is any activity that raises breathing and heart rate.
Examples include brisk walking and swimming.
Improve the body's use of oxygen
Improve the supply of oxygen to the fetus
Prevent problems like hemorrhoids, fluid retention, and varicose veins
Increase muscle strength and tone, which can prevent back pain and
ease labor
Improve blood sugar control and reduce the risk of gestational diabetes
Burn calories
Improve sleep
Improve wellbeing and confidence
COMMON PROBLEMS DURING PREGNANCY

Low back pain

Pelvic/hip pain

Pubic pain

Knee pain

Leg cramps

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis

High blood pressure

WARNING SIGNS TO TERMINATE EXERCISE
Vaginal bleeding

Dyspnea prior to exertion

Dizziness

Headache

Chest pain

Muscle weakness

Calf pain or swelling

Preterm labor

Decreased fetal movement

Amniotic fluid leakage

Incomplete cervix

Pre-eclampsia
PRE- NATAL EXERCISES
 BREATHING DURING LABOUR
• According to Williams & Booth (1985)
1st stage Transitional 2nd stage
stage
Easy breathing- Breathing to 1 or 2 deep breaths
prevent
a little slower & pushing in & out, then hold
deeper then “fairly deep making the
usual. breathing” to diaphragm “piston
move the go down” repeat
diaphragm
up &down when breath runs
together with out, after a gulp of
a sharp blow air.
out through
relaxed lip
 BREATHING & PUSHING
Ask the mother to place her index finger over epigastrium,
take a breath in & feel the expansion in this area.

Fix the ribs & increase the intrathoracic pressure,with

inspiration bear down & diaphragm will then act as a piston
directed downwards towards the fundus.

Place the other hand on the waist feel it expand sideways &
become aware of the forward bulging of the lower
abd.muscle & the relaxation of the pelvic floor.”open the
door for the birth of baby”
POST NATAL EXERCIES
Do’s and Dont’s