Department of Nursing, Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Metabolic Disease Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 May 3;21(1):351. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03794-6.
Yoga can reduce the risk of preterm delivery, cesarean section (CS), and fetal death. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Yoga on pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes.
This was a clinical trial study and using the random sampling without replacement 70 pregnant women entered Hatha Yoga and control groups according to the color of the ball they took from a bag containing two balls (blue or red). The data collection tool was a questionnaire pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes. The intervention in this study included pregnancy Hatha Yoga exercises that first session of pregnancy Yoga started from the 26th week and samples attended the last session in the 37th week. They exercised Yoga twice a week (each session lasting 75 min) in a Yoga specialized sports club. The control group received the routine prenatal care that all pregnant women receive.
The results showed that yoga reduced the induction of labor, the episiotomy rupture, duration of labor, also had a significant effect on normal birth weight and delivery at the appropriate gestational age. There were significant differences between the first and second Apgar scores of the infants.
The results of the present study showed that Yoga can improve the outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth. They can be used as part of the care protocol along with childbirth preparation classes to reduce the complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
IRCT20180623040197N2 (2019-02-11).
瑜伽可以降低早产、剖宫产（CS）和胎儿死亡的风险。本研究旨在探讨瑜伽对妊娠、分娩和新生儿结局的影响。
这是一项临床试验研究，采用无替换随机抽样法，根据从两个球（蓝色或红色）组成的袋子中抽取的球的颜色，将 70 名孕妇分为哈他瑜伽组和对照组。数据收集工具是一份妊娠、分娩和新生儿结局的问卷。本研究中的干预措施包括妊娠哈他瑜伽运动，孕妇从妊娠 26 周开始第一节课，样本参加妊娠 37 周的最后一节课。他们在一家专门的瑜伽运动俱乐部每周进行两次瑜伽练习（每次 75 分钟）。对照组接受所有孕妇都接受的常规产前护理。
结果表明，瑜伽降低了催产、会阴切开裂伤、分娩持续时间的发生率，对正常出生体重和适当胎龄分娩也有显著影响。婴儿的第一和第二分钟阿普加评分有显著差异。
本研究结果表明，瑜伽可以改善妊娠和分娩结局。它们可以作为分娩准备课程的一部分，纳入护理方案，以减少妊娠和分娩的并发症。
IRCT20180623040197N2（2019-02-11）。
