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- Title
A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing prenatal yoga to perinatal health education for antenatal depression.
- Authors
Uebelacker, Lisa; Battle, Cynthia; Sutton, Kaeli; Magee, Susanna; Miller, Ivan
- 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.
- Subjects
PREVENTION of mental depression; PREVENTION of pregnancy complications; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; CHI-squared test; HEALTH education; PRENATAL care; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; YOGA; PILOT projects; EDINBURGH Postnatal Depression Scale; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION
- Publication
Archives of Women's Mental Health, 2016, Vol 19, Issue 3, p543
- ISSN
1434-1816
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00737-015-0571-7