Is It Good To Exercise During Pregnancy 
Samantha Meyer
PHSC 303
MSQ Paper
Section 1:
My science question is, “Does exercising while pregnant have positive or negative effects on the mother and baby?” This topic is important because the health of the mother and baby during pregnancy are vital. Exercise is known to be beneficial for people in various ways. Exercise can help a person’s health physically, mentally, long term, and medically. The question I am asking is if this is also true for women during pregnancy. Does exercise during pregnancy benefit the mother and child, or can it have negative effects? Many women during pregnancy end up gaining a lot of weight, which makes them, want to exercise in order to prevent excessive weight gain.
I have a lot of family members and close friends who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant and I also plan to be a mother in the future. This is personally an interesting question to me because exercise is an important part of pregnancy that is essential for expecting mothers to understand. Exercise may have a positive or negative effect on the mother and baby, so it is crucial for the mother to be knowledgeable on this topic before exercising while pregnant.
This is also a main reason why this science question is important in general. Pregnancy can be one of the most significant periods in a woman’s life. Exercise can be highly beneficial or harmful to a women or their baby while they are pregnant and it is imperative for women to understand this topic in order to benefit their child in the healthiest way possible.
Word count: 246
Section 2:
A.)
The first article I used, “Relationship between physical activity of mothers before and during pregnancy with the newborn health and pregnancy outcome”. This article is about a study that assessed the relationship between physical activity of mothers before and during pregnancy and the newborn health and pregnancy outcome. The study participants were 671 women and their newborns. The study assessed newborns Apgar
PHSC 303
MSQ Paper
Section 1:
My science question is, “Does exercising while pregnant have positive or negative effects on the mother and baby?” This topic is important because the health of the mother and baby during pregnancy are vital. Exercise is known to be beneficial for people in various ways. Exercise can help a person’s health physically, mentally, long term, and medically. The question I am asking is if this is also true for women during pregnancy. Does exercise during pregnancy benefit the mother and child, or can it have negative effects? Many women during pregnancy end up gaining a lot of weight, which makes them, want to exercise in order to prevent excessive weight gain.
I have a lot of family members and close friends who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant and I also plan to be a mother in the future. This is personally an interesting question to me because exercise is an important part of pregnancy that is essential for expecting mothers to understand. Exercise may have a positive or negative effect on the mother and baby, so it is crucial for the mother to be knowledgeable on this topic before exercising while pregnant.
This is also a main reason why this science question is important in general. Pregnancy can be one of the most significant periods in a woman’s life. Exercise can be highly beneficial or harmful to a women or their baby while they are pregnant and it is imperative for women to understand this topic in order to benefit their child in the healthiest way possible.
Word count: 246
Section 2:
A.)
The first article I used, “Relationship between physical activity of mothers before and during pregnancy with the newborn health and pregnancy outcome”. This article is about a study that assessed the relationship between physical activity of mothers before and during pregnancy and the newborn health and pregnancy outcome. The study participants were 671 women and their newborns. The study assessed newborns Apgar