SynthesisJournal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association2016
Efficacy, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Perinatal Yoga on Women's Mental Health and Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Women Mental Health Disorders in Assiut Governorate
Mother and Baby Yoga Study - Investigating the Influence of an Early Postnatal Mother and Baby Yoga Programme on Maternal Mental Health and Relationship With Baby: a Randomised Feasibility Study.
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Integrative and complementary practices to control nausea and vomiting in pregnant women: a systematic review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2022Pooled it
- Benefits of Physical Activity during Pregnancy and Postpartum: An Umbrella Review.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2019Pooled it
- Features of smoking cessation, alcohol reduction, and diet and physical activity interventions associated with changing behaviours during pregnancy: a systematic review of reviews.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Review
- Scoping review of preventive interventions for postpartum depression to inform policy and planning.Discover mental health · 2026Review
- Co-designing and evaluating a prenatal yoga intervention for ethnic minority women: a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Managing pre and postpartum mental health issues of refugee women from fragile and conflict-affected countries: A systematic review.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2025Review
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- Effectiveness of educational intervention in improving physical activity and nutritional performance among pregnant women: a pre-post quasi-experimental study using health belief model.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of yoga to improve maternal mental health and immune function during the COVID-19 crisis (Yoga-MFrontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- A longitudinal investigation of the influence of psychological factors on nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.Archives of women's mental health · 2022Article
- Implementability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a conceptual framework.Implementation science : IS · 2022Review
- Relationship between Physical Activity and the Metabolic, Inflammatory Axis in Pregnant Participants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Perinatal Depression: Challenges and Opportunities.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2021Article
- Helping Mom Help Baby: Nutrition-Based Support for the Mother-Infant Dyad During Lactation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Review
- Innovations in the Treatment of Perinatal Depression: the Role of Yoga and Physical Activity Interventions During Pregnancy and Postpartum.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
- Maternal Sleep in Pregnancy and Postpartum Part II: Biomechanisms and Intervention Strategies.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
- Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA): an Evaluation of a Mindfulness Intervention to Promote Mental Health among Latina Immigrant Mothers.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2018Article
- The Roles of Exercise and Yoga in Ameliorating Depression as a Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016Review
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- The Pregnancy Tele-yoga Module to Combat Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Associated with Pregnancy: An Exploratory Open-label Multicentric Study.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
introductionPerinatal major depressive disorder affects 20% of women, while perinatal anxiety affects 10% of women. Although pharmacological treatment has shown effectiveness, many pregnant women are concerned about potential adverse effects on the fetus, maternal-infant bonding, and child development. Approximately 38% of American adults use complementary and alternative medicine, including yoga and other mind-body strategies. Although complementary and alternative medicine has been less studied in the perinatal population, it potentially offers women and their providers alternatives to traditional medication for treatment of perinatal depression and anxiety. Thus, the purpose of this systematic review was to examine existing empirical literature on yoga and its effects on women's health and well-being during the perinatal period.
methodFollowing PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines for systemic literature reviews, literature searches using relevant search terms were performed in four major electronic databases: CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, and EMBASE. Thirteen publications met inclusion criteria.
resultsResults indicated that yoga interventions are generally effective in reducing anxiety and depression in pregnant women. DISCUSSION: The use of yoga in the perinatal period shows promise in improving mental health and well-being for women and infants. This review can inform future yoga intervention studies and clinical practice with the perinatal population.
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