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Systematic Review of Yoga for Pregnant Women: Current Status and Future Directions
Joint Authors
Curtis, Kathryn
Weinrib, Aliza
Katz, Joel
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
|Objectives.
Yoga is used for a variety of immunological, neuromuscular, psychological, and pain conditions.
Recent studies indicate that it may be effective in improving pregnancy, labour, and birth outcomes.
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the existing literature on yoga for pregnancy.
Methods.
Six databases were searched using the terms “yoga AND pregnancy” and “yoga AND [post-natal OR post-partum]”.
Trials were considered if they were controlled and evaluated a yoga intervention.
All studies were evaluated for methodological quality according to the Jadad scale and the Delphi List.
Results.
Six trials were identified: three were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and three were controlled trials (CTs).
The methodological quality and reporting ranged from 0–5 on the Jadad scale and from 3–6 on the Delphi List.
Findings from the RCT studies indicate that yoga may produce improvements in stress levels, quality of life, aspects of interpersonal relating, autonomic nervous system functioning, and labour parameters such as comfort, pain, and duration.
Conclusions.
The findings suggest that yoga is well indicated for pregnant women and leads to improvements on a variety of pregnancy, labour, and birth outcomes.
However, RCTs are needed to provide more information regarding the utility of yoga interventions for pregnancy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Curtis, Kathryn& Weinrib, Aliza& Katz, Joel. 2012. Systematic Review of Yoga for Pregnant Women: Current Status and Future Directions. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992576
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Curtis, Kathryn…[et al.]. Systematic Review of Yoga for Pregnant Women: Current Status and Future Directions. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992576
American Medical Association (AMA)
Curtis, Kathryn& Weinrib, Aliza& Katz, Joel. Systematic Review of Yoga for Pregnant Women: Current Status and Future Directions. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992576
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-992576