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Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2021

The effect of yoga on the delivery and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous pregnant women in Iran: a clinical trial study.

Leili Yekefallah, Peyman Namdar, Leila Dehghankar, Fereshteh Golestaneh, Soghra Taheri, Frahnaz Mohammadkhaniha

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Trial report in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Leili YekefallahDepartment of Nursing, Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Peyman NamdarDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Metabolic Disease Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Leila DehghankarDepartment of Nursing, Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. Dehghan247@gmail.com.
Fereshteh GolestanehBsc in Midwifery, Pregnancy Yoga Instructor, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Soghra TaheriClinical Research Development Unit, Kowsar Hospital, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran.
Frahnaz MohammadkhanihaClinical Research Development Unit, Kowsar Hospital, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran.
Iranshahr University · IRKowsar Hospital · IRQazvin University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences 28/6/
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundYoga can reduce the risk of preterm delivery, cesarean section (CS), and fetal death. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Yoga on pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes.

methodsThis was a clinical trial study and using the random sampling without replacement 70 pregnant women entered Hatha Yoga and control groups according to the color of the ball they took from a bag containing two balls (blue or red). The data collection tool was a questionnaire pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes. The intervention in this study included pregnancy Hatha Yoga exercises that first session of pregnancy Yoga started from the 26th week and samples attended the last session in the 37th week. They exercised Yoga twice a week (each session lasting 75 min) in a Yoga specialized sports club. The control group received the routine prenatal care that all pregnant women receive.

resultsThe results showed that yoga reduced the induction of labor, the episiotomy rupture, duration of labor, also had a significant effect on normal birth weight and delivery at the appropriate gestational age. There were significant differences between the first and second Apgar scores of the infants.

conclusionThe results of the present study showed that Yoga can improve the outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth. They can be used as part of the care protocol along with childbirth preparation classes to reduce the complications of pregnancy and childbirth.

trial registrationIRCT20180623040197N2 (2019-02-11).

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Pregnancy OutcomePrenatal CareYogaAdolescentAdultCesarean SectionEpisiotomyFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornIranLabor, InducedObstetric Labor, PrematureParityPregnancySurveys and QuestionnairesNeonatalPregnancy outcomeYoga

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PMID33941083
PMCPMC8091762
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