Pregnancy exercise 'helps baby'

Exercise during pregnancy can be good for the developing baby as well as for the mother, research suggests.

A team from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences suggest it is linked to better foetal heart health and nervous system development. Foetal breathing movement and the nervous system were more mature in babies exposed to exercise. This study had shown the babies of women who exercised had a more mature respiratory system, suggesting they would fare better after birth.