Why Pregnancy and Postnatal Exercise Matter

Description

Although women are often advised to exercise during pregnancy and after birth, there is little information available about the tremendous benefits of physical activity for both mother and baby, or what kinds of exercise are safe and appropriate. In Why Pregnancy and Postnatal Exercise Matter, Rehana Jawadwala, an exercise physiologist and perinatal yoga teacher, looks at the evidence for supporting physical activity in mothers, as well as how women's physiology changes during pregnancy and after they give birth, answering in detail the questions that mothers and those supporting them may have.

Dr. Rehana Jawadwala is the founder of MummyYoga, a specialist pregnancy and postnatal yoga practice service. Rehana has a PhD in exercise physiology and nutrition. Rehana has more than 20 years of experience in health, physical activity and nutrition. She is chair of her local NHS trust, Maternity Voices Partnership initiative that empowers women in her community to be engaged with the maternity services that they access. Rehana was an invited expert by the Sector Skills Council, Skills Active to participate in the development of National Occupation Standards for yoga teacher training in the UK. She regularly writes and speaks at various events on the importance of physical activity during the perinatal period.