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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2012

Systematic review of yoga for pregnant women: current status and future directions.

Kathryn Curtis, Aliza Weinrib, Joel Katz

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Effectiveness of antenatal yoga in reducing intensity of labour pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2023
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  10. Yoga for Healthy Aging: Science or Hype?Advances in geriatric medicine and research · 2021
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  13. Applications of Yoga in Psychiatry: What We Know.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2018
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  19. Hot yoga and pregnancy: fitness and hyperthermia.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2014
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3 authors.

Kathryn CurtisDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3.
Aliza Weinrib
Joel Katz

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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