Hot yoga and pregnancy: fitness and hyperthermia.
OBJECTIVE
One of my pregnant patients wishes to continue her hot yoga exercises during pregnancy. Is this practice safe?


CONCLUSIONS
With the increased risk of neural tube defects and possibly of other malformations among fetuses exposed to excessive heat, pregnant women should avoid practising hot yoga during pregnancy.
Justin
J
Chan
Aniket
A
Natekar
Gideon
G
Koren
D005260:Female; D005334:Fever; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D018811:Maternal Exposure; D009436:Neural Tube Defects; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D049188:Prenatal Injuries; D015013:Yoga