Effects of prenatal yoga on prenatal discomforts, depression, anxiety, childbirth self-efficacy and delivery outcomes

Effects of maternal health management (prenatal yoga) on physiological, psychological and delivery outcomes among pregnant women

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Observational

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR1900025307

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2019-08-22

Start date

2019-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-27

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Conditions

Pregnancy

Interventions

Experimental Group:Prenatal Yoga + Routine Antenatal Care

Control Group:Routine Antenatal Care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Primigravida, 20-28 weeks of gestation; 2. Aged ? 18 years; 3. Singleton pregnancy; 4. Normal extremities and able to undertake activities; 5. Chinese-speaking; 6. Live in Wuhan until delivery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Women who decide to take caesarean sections or use epidural anesthesia; 2. With major obstetric or medical pregnancy-related complications by consulting to their doctors; 3. With fetal abnormalities or fetal distress in uterus which was confirmed by ultrasonography; 4. Have prior experience of practicing yoga.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depression Scale Score;Anxiety Scale Score;Childbirth Self-Efficacy Scale Score;Pregnancy Discomfort Scale Score;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Delivery mode;Delivery Gestational Age;Neonatal Birth Weight;Duration of Labor;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLiu Rong

School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University

1799350682@qq.com+86 18270885536

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026