For mums-to-be, a new study finds that moderate-intensity exercise three times a week during your second and third trimesters halves the risk of your newborn being overweight.
RESEARCHERS have said that regular exercise cuts the risk of a having a baby with macroscomia, known as “big baby syndrome”, when a newborn weighs more than four kilos, which can boost the risk of needing a caesarean delivery.
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