postpartum depression. deppressive episode
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: C (prenatal and postpartum exercise): women in this group in addition to getting education and doing prenatal exercise will do postpartum exercise in 4 first weeks if they can and then
C (prenatal and postpartum exercise): women in this group in addition to getting education and doing prenatal exercise will do postpartum exercise in 4 first weeks if they can and then 3 times a week
B (prenatal exercise): in this group women after getting one session of theoretical and practical education about prenatal exercise (30-40 min) will exercise 3 times a week according to the CD (the ma
A (control): in this group women will get prenatal and postpartum ordinary educations in 3 sessions (each session takes 15-20 minutes).
Sponsors
Research deputy of Tabriz university of medical sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
15 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women with 26-32 weeks of gestational age and with an alive fetus; 6 years or over education; not currently suffering from disease that would limit exercise (cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal,...); not currently taking medication that interferes with heart rate response to exercise - no history of threaded to abortion in present pregnancy - no signs of preterm labor in present pregnancy; not having the placenta previa in present pregnancy; nonexistence of fetal malformations; score of less than 15 on the Edinburgh scale; no history of medication and hospitalization for a psychiatric disorder in the past 6 months; not currently participating in regular high tensity exercise (60 min or more in a week); having the CD-player set or computer and knowing how to use it. Exclusion criteria: obstetric or concomitant disease which would have preclude participation in an exercise program; any condition that would make exercise unsafe or unwise (vaginal bleeding, rupture of membrane, palpitation, dyspnea,....); occurring the fetal or infant death during the study; confirmed fetal malformations.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postpartum depression. Timepoint: 1) befor intervention, 2) 4 and 8 weeks after birth. Method of measurement: Edinburgh scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Potpartum fatigue. Timepoint: 1)before intervention, 2) 4 and 8 weeks after birth. Method of measurement: fatigue identification form. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohammadi Fatemeh
Tabriz university of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed