A university study revealed that the use of heels during pregnancy could cause health problems not only for pregnant women, but also for babies.
According to the analysis, women who wear shoes with high platforms or heels could present problems such as low back pain, hernias, sprains and discomfort with the sciatic nerve among other injuries.
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Jaidive Duque, physiotherapist at the Manuela Beltrán Universitypointed out that the increase in the size of the belly, breasts, buttocks and hips, especially during the last months of pregnancy, prevents women from wearing shoes that are not comfortable for their movement to avoid injury.
The specialist stated that Wearing heels doesn’t just affect range of motion for pregnant womenbut also could affect the growth of the baby.
“As time passes and he drinks he grows, andThe mother’s body is going to experience noticeable changes that imply that the woman must seek comfort in her day to dayamong them is the proper selection of footwear to avoid discomfort in the final part of your pregnancy,” he said.
The specialist pointed out that “when a woman is pregnant, her center of gravity is no longer centered in the middle of the pelvis and part of the spine must develop an exaggerated backward curvature that compensates for this weight and is normal for women.”
He warned that “over time it can cause lower back pain in some women and means that you have to stabilize much more and be at risk of falling if you’re not wearing the right shoes.
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Finally, experts assure that wearing heels that exceed four centimeters potentially increases the risk of falls and even problems in the development of the babyin addition to increasing back muscle pain and other serious spinal injuries.
