Warning - this post contains a pregnant woman 'bridging'!

Short answer: yes, in most cases — but with a caveat about how you do it as pregnancy progresses.

Bridging (lying on your back, knees bent, feet flat, lifting your hips) is a great glute and posterior-chain exercise, and doing a controlled set of bridges is generally fine throughout most of pregnancy for people without complications. The real consideration isn't the movement itself — it's the position you're doing it in.

Why bridging gets flagged

Lying flat on your back (supine) for an extended period, roughly from the second trimester onward, can occasionally cause dizziness or nausea for some people, because the weight of the uterus can press on a major blood vessel. This isn't a reason to avoid bridging outright — it's a reason to keep sets short and controlled, and to switch things up if lying on your back starts to feel uncomfortable.

How I'd modify it as pregnancy progresses

• First trimester: Bridging as normal is almost always fine.

• Second trimester: Keep reps controlled rather than holding the position for a long time. If lying flat starts to feel dizzying, prop your upper body up slightly on an incline, or swap in a side-lying glute bridge variation instead.

• Third trimester: This is where I'd lean more toward side-lying or standing glute work rather than lying flat, simply for comfort as much as anything else — by this point, most people don't want to be on their back for any length of time anyway!

As with everything in pregnancy: if a position doesn't feel right, stop and try something else. You know your body better than any generic list of do's and don'ts.

For the fuller trimester-by-trimester picture, see Is Pilates Safe During Pregnancy?, and for more on supine positions specifically, see Pilates Moves to Avoid During Pregnancy.

This article is general information, not medical advice — always check with your doctor or midwife about what's right for your pregnancy.