This soon-to-be mom is being criticized for surfing while pregnant

(Facebook/Liza Edwards)

Liza Edwards is an avid surfer – she’s from Australia after all, where you can catch some of the best waves in the world. But she also happens to be 38 weeks pregnant.

She recently made headlines after saying that she plans to surf right up until she gives birth.

“Ideally my waters will break in the water,” she jokingly said in an interview with She Knows.

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Edwards is part of a group called Surfing Moms Australia, which helps support surfers who become moms to keep up with the sport. Groups of parents meet weekly at beaches all across Australia and take turns surfing and taking care of each others’ children. They also like to support women while they’re pregnant.

“We love helping mums and dads keep doing what they love!”

(Facebook/Liza Edwards)

And Edwards isn’t alone.

Another woman in her group made headlines earlier this year for surfing right up until a week prior to giving birth.

Professional surfer (and stark attack survivor) Bethany Hamilton also surfed well into her pregnancy (with only one arm), arguing the importance of staying fit while pregnant.

“As enthusiastic as I am to keep a healthy me and stay strong for surfing and life, I think it is important to rest when you need to and not overdo it. Our body works hard, and we need to care for it. But with that in mind, giving birth may be one of the most physical events a woman goes through, so being active and keeping muscles alive and ready is what I believe we need to do,“ she said in an interview with FitBump.

But some think that the sport is too dangerous for women while they are pregnant.

"Pregnant women should avoid holding their breath, falling, taking a hit, mild abdominal trauma and waist twisting actions, all of which occur frequently when you are surfing,” Peter Lemon, a personal trainer specialising in pregnancy tells She Knows.

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The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology “encourage pregnant women to maintain a good fitness level by participating in aerobic and strength and conditioning exercises without trying to reach peak performance.”

That said, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggests pregnant women should avoid “activities with a high risk of falling or those with a high risk of abdominal trauma.”

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