Immediate stress reduction effects of yoga during pregnancy: One group pre–post test

Excessive stress during pregnancy may cause mental disorders in pregnant women and inhibit fetal growth. Yoga may alleviate stress during pregnancy. To verify the immediate effects of yoga on stress response during pregnancy. One group pre–post test was conducted at a hospital in Japan. We recruited...

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Published in:Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives 2016-10, Vol.29 (5), p.e82-e88
Main Authors: Kusaka, Momoko, Matsuzaki, Masayo, Shiraishi, Mie, Haruna, Megumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
alpha-Amylases - analysis
alpha-Amylases - secretion
Anxiety - metabolism
Anxiety - psychology
Anxiety - therapy
Depression - metabolism
Depression - psychology
Depression - therapy
Exercise
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone - analysis
Hydrocortisone - secretion
Japan
Nursing
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Second - metabolism
Pregnancy Trimester, Second - psychology
Pregnancy Trimester, Third - metabolism
Pregnancy Trimester, Third - psychology
Pregnant women
Pregnant Women - psychology
Saliva
Saliva - chemistry
Stress, Physiological
Stress, Psychological
Stress, Psychological - metabolism
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Stress, Psychological - therapy
Yoga
Young Adult
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Summary:Excessive stress during pregnancy may cause mental disorders in pregnant women and inhibit fetal growth. Yoga may alleviate stress during pregnancy. To verify the immediate effects of yoga on stress response during pregnancy. One group pre–post test was conducted at a hospital in Japan. We recruited 60 healthy primiparas without complications and asked them to attend yoga classes twice a month and to practice yoga at their homes using DVD 3 times a week from 20 gestational weeks until childbirth. Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase concentration were measured before and after yoga classes at time 1 (27–32 gestational weeks) and time 2 (34–37 gestational weeks). Subjective mood was assessed using the profile of mood states. Saliva values and mood scores before and after each yoga class were compared using paired t-test and Wilcoxon rank-sum test, respectively. We analyzed 44 and 35 women at time 1 and time 2, respectively. The mean salivary cortisol concentration declined significantly after each yoga class [time 1: 0.36–0.26μg/dL (p
ISSN:1871-5192
1878-1799
DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2016.04.003