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Dog-walking an optimal exercise for pregnant women

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(KYTX) -- Having a dog can help pregnant women get the exercise they need.

Researchers studied 11,000 pregnant women and found that those who owned dogs were 50-percent more likely to get the recommended 30 minutes of exercise per day.

Doctors say walking a dog for a half-hour a day is a low-risk exercise that can help improve the health of pregnant women.