Table 5.
Opinion regarding the benefits and risks of exercise
| Characteristics | No | Don’t know | Yes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Percentage | No | Percentage | No | Percentage | |
| Limit Pregnancy weight gain | 68 | 15.4 | 72 | 16.3 | 302 | 68.3 |
| Reduce Lower Limb edema | 43 | 9.7 | 90 | 20.4 | 309 | 69.9 |
| Attenuation of gestaional diabetes mellitus | 37 | 8.4 | 96 | 21.7 | 309 | 69.9 |
| Attenuation of gestaional hypertension | 30 | 6.8 | 134 | 30.3 | 278 | 62.9 |
| Reduce medical interventions during labor | 44 | 10.0 | 128 | 29.0 | 270 | 61.1 |
| Increase risk of muscloskeletal injury e.g. Acute strais and tears | 119 | 26.9 | 175 | 39.6 | 148 | 33.5 |
| Decrease risk of hypoglcrmia | 43 | 9.7 | 198 | 44.8 | 201 | 45.5 |
| Decrease risk of preterm delivery | 93 | 21.0 | 213 | 48.2 | 136 | 30.8 |
| Decrease risk of fetal growth | 231 | 52.3 | 154 | 34.8 | 57 | 12.9 |
| Decrease risk of varicose vein | 48 | 10.9 | 193 | 43.7 | 201 | 45.5 |