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post #1 of 6 Thread Starter  Does anyone have the reasons
pregnant women cannot go on roller coasters? I understand why it
would be bad for a 38 week pregnant woman to go on a roller
coaster but I’m talking about 4-8 weeks pregnant. I have heard a
few pregnant women over the past couple weeks tell me they went
on rides when they were 6-8 weeks pregnant and they didn’t know
at the time and now feel like they harmed the baby. I tried to
reassure them but I honestly don’t know what harm that could
cause.  It must be the area we live in that I run into this
question so often  Any ideas? I don't want to scare them but it
would be nice to know what harm it can cause so early in the
pregnancy. post #2 of 6 I think a lot of it has to do with
liability. Say a woman in early pregnancy goes on a roller
coaster and miscarries the next day - sh