Is it safe to skate while pregnant

Maybe you’re traveling to New York and want to skate at Rockefeller Center, or maybe your friends just found a really great Groupon for your local ice-skating rink.

In any case, if you’re pregnant, you may want to think twice before lacing up your skates. When you ask your OB-GYN if it’s safe to ice skate while pregnant, chances are the answer is going to be a hard no.

Why You Should Skip Ice Skating During Pregnancy

“It’s not ideal to ice skate while pregnant,” says Megan Gray, M.D., OB-GYN at Orlando Health Physician Associates, in an interview with Romper.

Ice skating while pregnant 3rd trimester

“It’s a very high risk for falling, and you run the risk of hitting your abdomen, and then there’s risk for trauma to the placenta and complications for the baby. Trauma can cause the placenta to pull away from the uterus and is a surgical emergency.

Any kind of sport that has a high risk for falling is not the sport to be doing while pregnant.”

“Pregnant people should avoid any physical activity or exercise with a risk of falling or impact of one’s body against

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