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Strength training during pregnancy may help reduce diabetes risk

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 350 words · By Alexandra Leistner
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What to know about Strength training during pregnancy may help reduce diabetes risk

When we see a pregnant woman lifting something heavy, our first instinct may be to offer a helping hand.

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What happened

When we see a pregnant woman lifting something heavy, our first instinct may be to offer a helping hand.

Why it matters

But what if lifting weights could actually be good for her?

Common ground

Go to a gym these days and you may see more and more pregnant women doing just that: strength training.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/19/strength-training-pregnancy-diabetes

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In a randomised clinical trial published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, researchers studied 209 pregnant women who were overweight or had obesity.”
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Multiple web sources (Newsweek, Euronews, and another strength training report) confirm the study was published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica and focused on pregnant women with overweight or obesity.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Placental abruption is when the placenta separates early from the uterus, in other words separates before childbirth. It occurs most commonly around 25 weeks of pregnancy. Symptoms may include vaginal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placental_abruption
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Estradiol valerate/cyproterone acetate (EV/CPA), sold under the brand names Climen and Femilar among others, is a combination product of estradiol valerate (EV), an estrogen, and cyproterone acetate (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estradiol_valerate/cyproterone…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neonatal herpes simplex, or simply neonatal herpes, is a herpes infection in a newborn baby, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). It occurs mostly as a result of vertical transmission of the HSV …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonatal_herpes
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Claim 2: “The women were randomly assigned to either a strength training program or usual prenatal care.”
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The Netmums report and other search results confirm that participants were split between a strength-training program and usual antenatal/prenatal care.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A hormonal intrauterine device (IUD), also known as an intrauterine system (IUS) with progestogen and sold under the brand name Mirena among others, is an intrauterine device that releases a progestog…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormonal_intrauterine_device
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Large for gestational age (LGA) is a term used to describe infants that are born with an abnormally high weight, specifically in the 90th percentile or above, compared to other babies of the same deve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_for_gestational_age
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Progesterone (P4), sold under the brand name Prometrium among others, is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. It is a progestogen and is used in combination with estrogens mainly in h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progesterone_(medication)
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Claim 3: “Among the women who stuck to the program and exercised at least twice a week, none developed gestational diabetes.”
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The specific detail that 'none' of the women who exercised at least twice a week developed gestational diabetes is only found in one search result. Other results for this claim are irrelevant (Bing quiz results).
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 4, 2021 · I had the same problem but I used this link and clicked on Take the quiz. I did the quiz got the points and a green checkmark. Maybe it could work for you as well. For those of you if th…
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web search NEUTRAL — Is there some secret to getting the Bing Homepage quiz to work correctly? When I try to complete it on the mobile app it just loads the page for the search results for the correct answer and the actua…
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Claim 4: “Women in the strength training group reported significantly better quality of life and fewer pregnancy symptoms, including less anxiety, tiredness and back or pelvic pain.”
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Both Euronews and Netmums report that the strength training group had better quality of life and fewer symptoms, specifically mentioning anxiety, tiredness, and back/pelvic pain.
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web search NEUTRAL — Women in the strength training group reported significantly better quality of life and fewer pregnancy symptoms, including less anxiety, tiredness and back or pelvic pain. The exercise did not appear …
https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/19/strength-training…
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web search NEUTRAL — Those in the strength-training group reported a significantly better quality of life, as well as fewer symptoms including tiredness, anxiety, digestive problems and back, pelvic and sciatic pain.
https://www.netmums.com/pregnancy/doing-this-exercise-during…
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web search NEUTRAL — Research: Some key differences between a happy life and a meaningful life.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17439760.2013.83…
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Claim 5: “Rates of preterm birth and miscarriage were similar in the two groups.”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses progesterone and vaginal infections in general, but does not mention the specific results of the strength training study regarding preterm birth and miscarriage rates.
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web search NEUTRAL — There is significant association between preterm birth and short cervical length in the control group which turned to be non significant in the treatment group...
https://www.scirp.org/html/6-1431611_83649.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — The PROMISE trial found no significant difference in live birth rates between progesterone and placebo in women with unexplained recurrent miscarriage.
https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/progeterone-in-miscarri…
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web search NEUTRAL — There were no significant differences between groups in intrauterine death, meconium passage, necrotizing enterocolitis, neonatal sepsis, or neonatal death.
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/24855/womens-h…
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Claim 6: “Overall, 2% of women in the exercise group developed gestational diabetes, compared with 7.3% in the control group.”
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Only one specific web search result provides the exact figures (2% vs 7.3%). While other sources discuss the study, they do not repeat these specific statistics.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gestational diabetes generally results in few symptoms. Obesity increases the rate of pre-eclampsia, cesarean sections, and embryo macrosomia, as well as gestational diabetes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestational_diabetes
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web search NEUTRAL — Overall, 2% of women in the exercise group developed gestational diabetes, compared with 7.3% in the control group. The difference was not statistically significant. Among the women who stuck to the p…
https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/08/19/strength-training…
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web search NEUTRAL — The study's lead authors noted that the trend toward lower rates of gestational diabetes and related complications suggests strength training may have a preventive effect, but larger studies will be n…
https://www.soz6.com/news/pregnant-women-who-did-one-type-of…
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Claim 7: “corresponding author Teresa E. Santa Cruz, MD, of Hospital Universitario Donostia in San Sebastián, Spain.”
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A web search result explicitly identifies Teresa E. Santa Cruz, MD, of Hospital Universitario Donostia in San Sebastián, Spain, as the corresponding author of the study.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of New Mexico, one from each of the state's…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arte Público Press is a publishing house associated with the University of Houston (Houston, Texas). It is the largest US publisher of contemporary and recovered literature by Hispanic-American author…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St. John of the Cross (Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; Latin: Ioannes a Cruce; né Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; 24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar. He is …
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Claim 8: “The training started around weeks 12 to 14 of pregnancy and continued until week 36 or delivery.”
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Both Euronews and Netmums explicitly state the training started around weeks 12 to 14 and continued until week 36 or delivery.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 36 may refer to: 36 (number), the natural number following 35 and preceding 37 36 BC AD 36 1936 2036 Hungary's international calling code
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palestine 36 (Arabic: فلسطين ٣٦) is a 2025 historical drama written and directed by Annemarie Jacir. The film recounts the 1936–1939 Arab revolt against British colonial rule in Palestine during the M…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.