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Effects of Yoga and Meditation on The Birth Process

NCT04883541 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 153

Last updated 2021-08-09

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Summary

Introduction: Today it is seen that women lose their birthing strength, give the control to healthcare personnel during labour and the rate of c-section or interventional labour is increasing. For this reason, the importance of yoga, meditation and breath awareness practices increases during pregnancy and birth. The study was carried out as a randomized control trial with the purpose of examining the impact of yoga and meditation during pregnancy and labour on the labour process.

Methods: The study was completed with 90 primiparous pregnant women in total, 30 in experimental group and 60 in control group. The data was collected using State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire A, The Childbirth Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form, Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire Version B and Visual Analogue Scale. Pregnant women in experimental group did yoga and meditation for 60 minutes 2 times a week for 10 weeks. Innatal period yoga and meditation practices were continued in experimental group during labour.

Conditions

  • Birth, First
  • Labor Pain
  • State Anxiety
  • Self Efficacy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

yoga and meditation

The pregnant women in the study group were given yoga and meditation classes, which included a total of twenty 10-week lessons, which were done by the researchers as 6-week birth preparation training, and with the onset of the birth action, birth processes were followed in the course of labour period yoga and meditation.

BEHAVIORAL

Birth preparation training

The control group was only given delivery preparation training for 6 weeks, and the birth processes were followed by routine follow-ups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Biruni University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Uskudar University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-01
Primary Completion
2017-01-01
Completion
2018-01-30

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