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Subject: Re: pregnancy and exercise - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 22-Feb-84 22:59:13 EST
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parsec!holt    Feb 22 17:13:00 1984


	Believe it or not, I once played a raquetball match with a woman
who was >8 months pregnant.  In addition, she beat me.  She played right
on up until a week prior to having her child, and then started playing
again about 3-4 weeks after.  It amazed me then, and it amazes me now.

	This is an excellent topic.  What are the generally proscribed
limits of physical activity for pregnant women, and what are the extremes
that these things can be taken too?

				Dave Holt
				Convex Computer Corp.
				{allegra,ihnp4,uiucdcs,ctvax}!parsec!holt

p.s.	I was extremely uptight about playing a women so advanced in pregnancy,
	and very much concerned that I not hit her with the ball.  (something
	which is usually an accepted risk of the game)