Ab exercises dangerous for pregnant women??

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I keep reading bits and pieces about ab exercises that could be dangerous for pregnant women. Does anyone have any further information or resources about this?

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Not dangerous at all! Once you get too big to do standard ab workouts, just focus on engaging your core when performing your other exercises. Also, read up on the "pelvic tilt" move. It helps with diastasis recti.

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I just found this "Pregnant women are prone to diastasis recti (when the ab muscles split apart significantly down the the middle) and the best way to avoid getting it is to be careful during pregnancy. The general rule of the thumb is to opt for core stabilization exercises instead of traditional crunch-like moves (think: planks, stability ball and standing core exercises)."

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I don't have any resources besides my doctor, but I was only told to worry about laying flat on my back once I was so far along. I asked my doctor many questions about exercise and was never told I couldn't do ab exercises.

Ab exercises dangerous for pregnant women??

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