[Aqua exercise as a prophylaxis of fetal anoxia]. / Akvagimnastika kak metod profilaktiki gipoksii ploda.

The paper presents the results of the action of underwater exercises and adaptational respiratory exercise under the hypoventilation mode on health of pregnant women with threatened abortion at different terms of gestation and of their babies. The exercises led to physiological development of pregnancy, diminished intrauterine fetal hypoxia, less frequent hospitalizations of the pregnant women, good pregnancy outcomes, delivery of healthy babies. Moreover, maternal morbidity decreased 1.5-fold and perinatal morbidity 2-fold.