Tennis star Serena Williams indicated today that she might be pregnant, however is it alright for her to keep presenting hard hits on the court while she’s anticipating?

Prior today (April 19), Williams, who is 35 and as of late got ready for marriage, posted an image of herself to Snapchat with the inscription “20 weeks,” as per Sports Illustrated. Be that as it may, Williams later erased the post. In the event that Williams’ pregnancy started 20 weeks back, this would imply that she was pregnant when she won the Australian Open in January.

Specialists state that, all in all, playing tennis is ok for pregnant ladies, in any event in early pregnancy, despite the fact that it could be dangerous in later pregnancy.

“Tennis is as yet a decent game for the normal lady who’s pregnant on the grounds that it is a moderate cardiovascular type of movement,” said Dr. Jonathan Schaffir, an obstetrician/gynecologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, who isn’t associated with Williams’ consideration. Be that as it may, pregnant ladies should play at the dimension they are acquainted with playing, Schaffir said. This implies, on the grounds that Williams is adapted to play at an abnormal state, she could keep on playing at that dimension in early pregnancy, Schaffir said. In any case, for the normal lady, it wouldn’t be fitting to play for as long or as force as Williams does, he noted.

Williams is “a world class competitor who is most likely in pinnacle physical shape,” Schaffir said. “The sort of tennis that [she] plays is an a lot higher force and term” than what the normal lady plays, he said. [11 Big Fat Pregnancy Myths]

Pregnant ladies ought to talk with their human services supplier before beginning any activity routine amid pregnancy, Schaffir said.

When all is said in done, if a lady is generally sound and isn’t at high hazard for specific entanglements amid pregnancy, she can securely take part in many sorts of activity, as per the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Indeed, normal exercise amid pregnancy has various medical advantages, including diminishing back torment, diminishing the danger of gestational diabetes, reinforcing the heart and veins, and advancing solid load amid pregnancy, ACOG said.

In any case, pregnant ladies are commonly encouraged to keep away from games that put them at expanded hazard for falls, including downhill skiing, water skiing, surfing, rough terrain cycling, aerobatic and horseback riding, as indicated by ACOG. Ladies are additionally encouraged to stay away from games that could put them in danger of getting hit in the stomach, for example, ice hockey, boxing, soccer and ball.

Schaffir said he doesn’t view tennis as a game to maintain a strategic distance from in early pregnancy, in light of the fact that there is an okay of an effect to the body. In any case, later in pregnancy, a lady encounters changes to her body that could make playing tennis harder and increasingly unsafe, and in this manner not prudent, Schaffir said. [Blossoming Body: 8 Odd Changes That Happen During Pregnancy]

For instance, pregnant ladies encounter a move in their focal point of gravity as their tummy gets bigger, which makes them bound to lose their parity or fall, ACOG said. Moreover, hormonal changes amid pregnancy cause the joints to end up progressively loose, which expands the hazard for damage — especially if a lady makes sudden, brisk developments.

Schaffir said that, in view of these changes, he didn’t believe that Williams would have the capacity to keep on playing at her typical abnormal state in the later phases of her pregnancy.

“There are concerns [about] playing exercises that include brisk turns and sharp developments toward the finish of pregnancy,” thus pregnant ladies may need to stop or adjust their play in these cases, he said.

All ladies who practice in pregnancy should try to remain legitimately hydrated, in light of the fact that pregnant ladies may get dried out more rapidly, Schaffir said. Pregnant ladies ought to likewise tune in to their body while working out — on the off chance that they feel tipsy, bleary eyed, exhausted or shy of breath, they should stop what they’re doing and rest, he said.