Table 5.
Signs and symptoms to end exercise during pregnancy
| Guidelines | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Japan | Norway | Spain | United Kingdom | United States (ACOG) | |
| Abdominal pain | X | X | strong | back pain | particularly in back/pubic area | |
| Amniotic fluid leakage | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Calf pain or swelling (rule out thrombophlebitis) | X | X | X | X | ||
| Cervical enlargement | X | |||||
| Chest pain | X | also tightness | also palpitations | X | ||
| Decreased fetal movement | X | X | X | X | ||
| Dizziness or presyncope | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Dyspnea, before exertion | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Fatigue | excessive | excessive | excessive | |||
| Gush of vaginal fluid, suggesting premature rupture of membranes | X | |||||
| Headache | X | X | X | |||
| Hypertension | blood pressure >140/90 mm Hg | |||||
| Muscle weakness | X | X | X | X | ||
| Pain, general | X | |||||
| Palpitations, tachycardia | X | |||||
| Pelvic pain | X | strong | X | pelvic girdle pain | ||
| Preeclampsia | X | |||||
| Preterm labor | X | X | X | |||
| Shortness of breath, excessive | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Sign of impending miscarriage and premature delivery | X | |||||
| Uterine contractions | painful | X | painful, premature | painful | ||
| Vaginal bleeding | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Note: Australia, Denmark, France, and the USDHHS guidelines did not include specific symptoms to end exercise. For example, the Danish guidelines were intended for healthy women with healthy pregnancies.