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Warning Signs When Exercising


	Warning Signs to Stop Exercising and Call Your Doctor If you experience any of the following symptoms stop exercising and call you doctor right away. Bleeding from your vagina Difficult or labored breathing before you exercise Dizziness Headache Chest pains Muscle weakness Calf pain or swelling Preterm labor Decreased movement of the fetus Leakage of fluid from your vagina Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Obstetrics & Gynecology, volume 99, number 1, January 2002, pages 171-173.

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