Pregnant woman defends strenuous CrossFit workouts through delivery

A mom is stirring up a firestorm for doing intense CrossFit workouts until just days before her baby was born.

Zuleima Ramirez was nine months pregnant and still doing a grueling CrossFit workout, including strenuous lifting.

She started doing CrossFit two years ago and when she became pregnant with her second child she saw no reason to quit.

"For women who are at this level of physical fitness before pregnancy they can listen to their bodies and safely continue to work out at that level throughout their entire pregnancy under the supervision of their health provider," ABC News senior medical contributor Dr. Jennifer Ashton said.

"My doctor always said being pregnant is not being sick," Ramirez said.

Ramirez suffered terrible morning sickness during her first pregnancy, but says she felt wonderful during this one and she continued her CrossFit routine until four days before she delivered.

Ramirez delivered a healthy baby boy two weeks ago.