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Re: Snowboarding while Pregnant

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 13:51:08 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Ann wrote: >
>I have a trip planned for a week of snowboard lessons. I will be about
>6 weeks pregnant when I go. Is their any harm to the baby if I fall? I
>have been snowboarding before and am considered an intermediate. But I
>don't want to worry about falling and harming the baby. Is is safe at
>this early stage or should I cancel the trip?

Safe enough. The baby is well protected in your pelvis, and you would have to be seriously injured before the baby would be in any danger at 6 weeks.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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