Boston (OTL) - A new study has found that water aerobics help people with pregnancy pain.
Rosa Pereira from the University of Capminas in Sao Paulo, Brazil led the study and found that mothers who took part in water aerobics had less pain during pregnancy.
The study focused on 71 mothers, with half doing the exercise and half not.
Overall, 65% of women who did not do water aerobics ended up requesting pain relief when going into labor, compared to 27% who took part in water aerobics.
The aerobics were made up of 3 workouts per week during pregnancy.
The study was published in the journal Reproductive Health.