SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022
The characteristics and effectiveness of pregnancy yoga interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Efficacy of Yoga-Based Intervention in Improving Mother-Child Bonding in Maternal Depression - A Randomised Controlled Trial
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Stress Management in Pregnant Women: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Pooled it
- Optimal types and doses of exercise for improving sleep quality in perinatal women: a systematic review and network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of different types of prenatal exercise on neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of prenatal yoga on birth outcomes in nulliparous women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, and Related Disorders: Guide de pratique 2024 du Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments pour le traitement des troubles de l'humeur, des troubles anxieux et des troubles connexes périnatals.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2025Guideline
- Maternal Prenatal Stress and the Offspring Gut Microbiome: A Cross-Species Systematic Review.Developmental psychobiology · 2025Pooled it
- Determining the effect of yoga exercises on psychological health and childbirth trauma in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- The effects of exercise on anxiety symptoms in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a pilot study.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2025Trial
- Physical activity and perinatal depression and anxiety: a global umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- The effect of yoga on birth outcomes of Chinese pregnancies with preeclampsia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Adherence to physical activity during the first trimester of pregnancy: a study from Southern Italy.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Observational
- The Impact of Prenatal Yoga on Hip Mobility and Delivery Outcomes.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Heart Rate Variability Patterns Reflect Yoga Intervention in Chronically Stressed Pregnant Women: A Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Virtually-delivered prenatal yoga to prevent postpartum depression (PRYD) in women with a history of depression: Protocol for an exploratory pilot randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Global research trends in mind body therapies: a bibliometric analysis.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Benefits of Complementary Therapies During Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Prenatal anxiety recognition model integrating multimodal physiological signal.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effect of Prenatal Yoga versus Moderate-Intensity Walking on Cardiorespiratory Adaptation to Acute Psychological Stress: Insights from Non-Invasive Beat-to-Beat Monitoring.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The effects of yoga-based interventions on postnatal mental health and well-being: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Yoga-based lifestyle intervention for antenatal depression (YOGA-D): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Wellcome open research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundYoga is a popular mind-body medicine frequently recommended to pregnant women. Gaps remain in our understanding of the core components of effective pregnancy yoga programmes. This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the characteristics and effectiveness of pregnancy yoga interventions, incorporating the FITT (frequency, intensity, time/duration and type) principle of exercise prescription.
methodsNine electronic databases were searched: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL, WHOLiS, AMED, ScieLo, ASSIA and Web of Science. Randomised control trials and quasi-experimental studies examining pregnancy yoga interventions were eligible. Covidence was used to screen titles, abstracts, and full-text articles. Outcomes of interest were stress, anxiety, depression, quality of life, labour duration, pain management in labour and mode of birth. The Cochrane Collaboration's Risk of Bias Assessment tool was used to assess methodological quality of studies and GRADE criteria (GRADEpro) evaluated quality of the evidence. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3.
resultsOf 862 citations retrieved, 31 studies met inclusion criteria. Twenty-nine studies with 2217 pregnant women were included for meta-analysis. Pregnancy yoga interventions reduced anxiety (SMD: -0.91; 95% CI: - 1.49 to - 0.33; p = 0.002), depression (SMD: -0.47; 95% CI: - 0.9 to - 0.04, P = 0.03) and perceived stress (SMD: -1.03; 95% CI: - 1.55 to - 0.52; p < 0.001). Yoga interventions also reduced duration of labour (MD = - 117.75; 95% CI - 153.80 to - 81.71, p < 0.001) and, increased odds of normal vaginal birth (OR 2.58; 95% CI 1.46-4.56, p < 0.001) and tolerance for pain. The quality of evidence (GRADE criteria) was low to very low for all outcomes. Twelve or more yoga sessions delivered weekly/bi-weekly had a statistically significant impact on mode of birth, while 12 or more yoga sessions of long duration (> 60 min) had a statistically significant impact on perceived stress.
conclusionThe evidence highlights positive effects of pregnancy yoga on anxiety, depression, perceived stress, mode of birth and duration of labour. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO, CRD42019119916. Registered on 11th January 2019.
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