ArticleAdvances in preventive medicine2015
Effects of yoga on utero-fetal-placental circulation in high-risk pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial.
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- The effect of yoga on the delivery and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous pregnant women in Iran: a clinical trial study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Trial
- The effect of yoga on birth outcomes of Chinese pregnancies with preeclampsia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Effects of Supervised Physiotherapy-Based Exercise on Ovarian Reserve and Spontaneous Pregnancy in Women with Diminished Ovarian Reserve: A Controlled Pilot Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mindfulness-Based Breathing Exercise on Health Profile, Vital Signs, and Fetal Heart Rate in Pregnant Women Diagnosed With Pre-Eclampsia: A Randomized Control Trial.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2025Article
- Effects of Supervised Exercise on the Development of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Comment on "Effects of Yoga on Utero-Fetal-Placental Circulation in High-Risk Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial".Advances in preventive medicine · 2015Article
- Impact of a 12-week Yoga Intervention on Seminal Oxidative Stress, Sperm Quality, and DNA Fragmentation Index in Infertile Men: A Pre-post Intervention Study.International journal of yogaArticle
- The effect of yoga on uterine artery Doppler indices, maternal and fetal complications in pregnant women: A quasi-experimental study.Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicineArticle
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Abstract
Introduction. Impaired placentation and inadequate trophoblast invasion have been associated with the etiology of many pregnancy complications and have been correlated with the first trimester uterine artery resistance. Previous studies have shown the benefits of yoga in improving pregnancy outcomes and those of yogic visualization in revitalizing the human tissues. Methods. 59 high-risk pregnant women were randomized into yoga (n = 27) and control (n = 32) groups. The yoga group received standard care plus yoga sessions (1 hour/day, 3 times/week), from 12th to 28th week of gestation. The control group received standard care plus conventional antenatal exercises (walking). Measurements were assessed at 12th, 20th, and 28th weeks of gestation. Results. RM-ANOVA showed significantly higher values in the yoga group (28th week) for biparietal diameter (P = 0.001), head circumference (P = 0.002), femur length (P = 0.005), and estimated fetal weight (P = 0.019). The resistance index in the right uterine artery (P = 0.01), umbilical artery (P = 0.011), and fetal middle cerebral artery (P = 0.048) showed significantly lower impedance in the yoga group. Conclusion. The results of this first randomized study of yoga in high-risk pregnancy suggest that guided yogic practices and visualization can improve the intrauterine fetal growth and the utero-fetal-placental circulation.
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