Learning by Teaching

Active women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy know that staying fit is good for them and their baby. This book will help them understand the tremendous changes that their body is experiencing and how they can continue to safely exercise before, during, and after their pregnancy. They will hear from women like themselves how they maintained their fitness during pregnancy and how they stayed fit after the baby.
Joan Marie Butler is an experienced nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, a mother of three, and formerly a nationally-ranked Masters athlete. Active women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy know that staying fit is good for them and their baby. This book will help them understand the tremendous changes that their body is experiencing and how they can continue to safely exercise before, during, and after their pregnancy. They will hear from women like themselves how they maintained their fitness during pregnancy and how they stayed fit after the baby.
Joan Marie Butler is an experienced nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, a mother of three, and formerly a nationally-ranked Masters athlete.

"""Joan Butler has brought together in one volume, a how-to approach to physical fitness during pregnancy. A valuable asset to any woman who wishes to remain fit during pregnancy and after.""
James Cahill, MD, FACOG"

"""Joan Butler's writing is like her patient care, excellent.""
Patrick Dorr MD, FACOG"