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Can Lack of Exercise Delay Labor?

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Sharon Perkins

If you're nine months pregnant, you may be more than ready for labor to start and pregnancy to end. Exercise in pregnancy may have an effect on pregnancy duration and the length of labor, although there is no proof that lack of exercise will delay labor past the normal time.