Trial reportArchives of women's mental health2016
A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing prenatal yoga to perinatal health education for antenatal depression.
Trial report in Archives of women's mental health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of different types of exercise interventions on perinatal depression, anxiety, and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of different physical activity interventions on perinatal depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Yoga for Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Depression and anxiety · 2024Pooled it
- Exercise and yoga during pregnancy and their impact on depression: a systematic literature review.Archives of women's mental health · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of Prenatal Yoga in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The characteristics and effectiveness of pregnancy yoga interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Pooled it
- Physical exercise interventions for perinatal depression symptoms in women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Exercise During Pregnancy and Prenatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Treatment of depression, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders during the perinatal period: A systematic review.Clinical psychology review · 2018Pooled it
- Hatha yoga for acute, chronic and/or treatment-resistant mood and anxiety disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Treating major depression with yoga: A prospective, randomized, controlled pilot trial.PloS one · 2017Trial
- Effect and acceptability of different exercise modes on adult patients with clinically diagnosed depression: a network meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- What can the psychoneuroimmunology of yoga teach us about depression's psychopathology?Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2024Article
- Physical activity promotion among pregnancy - the role of physician from the women's perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- CLARIFY 2021: explanation and elaboration of the Delphi-based guidelines for the reporting of yoga research.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Perinatal Depression: Challenges and Opportunities.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2021Article
- Managers' support on implementation of maternal guidelines, Limpopo province, South Africa.Curationis · 2020Article
- Innovations in the Treatment of Perinatal Depression: the Role of Yoga and Physical Activity Interventions During Pregnancy and Postpartum.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
- Effects of Meditative Movements on Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2018Review
- Perceptions, Uses of, and Interests in Complementary Health Care Approaches in Depressed Pregnant Women: The PAW Survey.Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2017Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing a prenatal yoga intervention to perinatal-focused health education in pregnant women with depression. Findings document acceptability and feasibility of the yoga intervention: no yoga-related injuries were observed, instructors showed fidelity to the yoga manual, and women rated interventions as acceptable. Although improvements in depression were not statistically different between groups, they favored yoga. This study provides support for a larger scale RCT examining prenatal yoga to improve mood during pregnancy.
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