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Re: ? pregnancy limitations- doctors please

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:23:38 -0500 (CDT)


At Wed, 18 Sep 2002, angela wrote: >
>What recommendations do you give your patients in regards to lifting. I
>am a nurse and do quite a bit of lifting sometimes very overweight
>patients. What kind of weight limits/ frequency to you suggest at the
>trimesters progress.
>thank you

I usually tell them they can continue to do whatever they did on a regular basis before they got pregnant. If at any time, it becomes uncomfortable, then quit it at that time.

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