Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
Department of Physical Education, Changzhi University, Changzhi, China.
Am J Perinatol. 2015 May;32(6):503-14. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1396701. Epub 2014 Dec 23.
The purpose of this article is to review all randomized control trials (RCTs) that have looked at the health effects of yoga on pregnancy, and to present their evidence on the specific ways in which pregnant women, and their infants can benefit from yoga intervention. The purpose is also to determine whether yoga intervention during pregnancy is more beneficial than other physical exercises.
Four databases were searched using the terms "yoga and (pregnancy or pregnant or prenatal or postnatal or postpartum)." Databases were searched from January 2004 to February 2014.
Ten randomized controlled trials were evaluated. The findings consistently indicate that yoga intervention presented with lower incidences of prenatal disorders (p ≤ 0.05), and small gestational age (p < 0.05), lower levels of pain and stress (p < 0.05), and higher score of relationship (p < 0.05). In addition, yoga can be safely used for pregnant women who are depressed, at high-risk, or experience lumbopelvic pain. Moreover, yoga is a more effective exercise than walking or standard prenatal exercises.
The findings suggest that yoga is a safe and more effective intervention during pregnancy. However, further RCTs are needed to provide firmer evidence regarding the utility and validity of yoga intervention.
本文旨在回顾所有观察瑜伽对妊娠健康影响的随机对照试验（RCT），并展示瑜伽干预对孕妇及其婴儿的具体益处的证据。目的还在于确定妊娠期间瑜伽干预是否比其他体育锻炼更有益。
使用术语“瑜伽和（怀孕或孕妇或产前或产后或产后）”在四个数据库中进行搜索。数据库的搜索时间为 2004 年 1 月至 2014 年 2 月。
评估了 10 项随机对照试验。研究结果一致表明，瑜伽干预的产前疾病发生率较低（p≤0.05），胎龄较小（p<0.05），疼痛和压力水平较低（p<0.05），以及更高的关系评分（p<0.05）。此外，瑜伽可安全用于抑郁、高危或经历腰骶疼痛的孕妇。此外，瑜伽比散步或标准产前运动更有效。
研究结果表明，瑜伽是一种安全且更有效的妊娠干预措施。然而，需要进一步的 RCT 来提供更有力的证据，证明瑜伽干预的实用性和有效性。
