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Re: pregnancy and tae kwon do

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 25 Oct 2000 10:51:11 -0500 (CDT)

At Tue, 24 Oct 2000, vicki wrote: >
>good evening doctors,
>
>i would be interested to hear what concerns you might have in regards to
>a woman with a black belt in tae kwon do continuing practicing tae kwon
>do at the same level as prior to pregnancy through her pregnancy. this
>is non-contact tae kwon do, although there are occasionaly accidental
>strikes that come in contact.
>
>thank you,
>vicki

I really don't know enough about the sport to give you an informed opinion. In general, we are seeking to avoid blount force trauma, bouncing, joint stress, exertion against a closed throat (i.e, grunting), heart rates in exess of 140 and overheating. I suspect that tae kwon do has generous helpings of all of these things to be avoided, but I really don't know. 

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
Clarksville, TN


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