bumpology

As Linda Geddes, author of Bumpology, puts it, "Often, inconclusive or early stage studies get picked up, and by the time a scientific consensus has emerged--sometimes years later--the story has become too old and boring to report.

What's the correct answer?" A: Linda Geddes, author of Bumpology, The Myth-busting Pregnancy Book For Curious Parents-to-be (published by Bantam Press, priced PS14.99, available now), says: "Women often think they have to give up exercise during pregnancy, for fear of triggering a miscarriage or cutting off the baby's oxygen supply, but the latest evidence suggests that these fears are unfounded.