A Study On The Effect Of Integrated Yoga On Pregnancy Complications

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Abstract: Background- For any woman, becoming a mother is a joyous occasion for her and the whole family but during pregnancy, some discomforts are encountered due to hormones and other changes in the body. Regular yoga exercises and follow up had a positive impact on results regarding outcome improvement and reduced complication rate. Objective- The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of yogic package on pregnancy complications. Method- In this study, 80 primigravida (age group of 20-30 years) have been taken, belonged to urban area of Chhattisgarh and purposively selected, then subjects randomly divided in two groups, control group (n=40) and experimental group (n=40). The control group did not take any package. They were instructed to just walk in the morning for 10 minutes. To assess their general health, the researcher has communicating time to time to the subjects. Then the experimental group was divided into Subgroups so that all subjects can be accessed. Each group had taken the yogic practices for 6 days in a week. They performed 45 minutes yoga included physical posture, breathing, chanting of mantra and relaxation techniques. Findings- Results shows that p<22.84 and significant at 0.001 significant level. Hence yogic practices significantly increase the level of health and decrease the pregnancy complications in the experimental group as compared to control group. Conclusion- The findings suggest that yogic package are very effective for mother, it decrease the level pregnancy complications and provide better health during pregnancy and after delivery. Keywords- Primigravida, Yoga, Pregnancy Complications, Health.

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