Safety: Is the body fat monitor safe to use during pregnancy?

The body fat monitor is in no way harmful to either mother or baby. However, during pregnancy, the body's hormones go into overdrive to provide optimum conditions for the growing baby. Fat is stored around the stomach and hip areas to provide warmth and protection for the foetus and so is not distributed around the body, as it would be during other times. This impacts on the reading given by the body fat monitor. Furthermore, due to insufficient research studies in relation to body fat during pregnancy, suitable equations have not been validated in this population.