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Lower Caesarean Section and Higher Spontaneous Vaginal Birth Rates Are Connected with Yoga Practice in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
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: Received: 7 November 2023 / Approved: 7 November 2023 / Online: 8 November 2023 (01:43:06 CET)
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Kuder, L.; Dinevski, D.; Gašparović, V.E.; Vesenjak Dinevski, I.; Takač, I.; Mujezinović, F. Lower Caesarean Section and Higher Spontaneous Vaginal Birth Rates Are Connected with Yoga Practice in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Preprints2023, 2023110455. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0455.v1
Kuder, L.; Dinevski, D.; Gašparović, V.E.; Vesenjak Dinevski, I.; Takač, I.; Mujezinović, F. Lower Caesarean Section and Higher Spontaneous Vaginal Birth Rates Are Connected with Yoga Practice in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Preprints 2023, 2023110455. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0455.v1
Kuder, L.; Dinevski, D.; Gašparović, V.E.; Vesenjak Dinevski, I.; Takač, I.; Mujezinović, F. Lower Caesarean Section and Higher Spontaneous Vaginal Birth Rates Are Connected with Yoga Practice in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Preprints2023, 2023110455. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0455.v1
APA Style
Kuder, L., Dinevski, D., Gašparović, V.E., Vesenjak Dinevski, I., Takač, I., & Mujezinović, F. (2023). Lower Caesarean Section and Higher Spontaneous Vaginal Birth Rates Are Connected with Yoga Practice in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0455.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kuder, L., Iztok Takač and Faris Mujezinović. 2023 "Lower Caesarean Section and Higher Spontaneous Vaginal Birth Rates Are Connected with Yoga Practice in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0455.v1
Abstract
The increasing number of caesarean section (CS) is a major challenge in modern obstetrics. This rise is not supported by better neonatal and maternal outcomes. The prevention of unnecessary primary CS is a global priority. This study focuses on effectiveness and safety of yoga practice during pregnancy and it’s connection to perinatal outcome. We conducted a single-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial, with healthy singleton primiparas, randomized at first trimester of pregnancy. A total of 214 participants were randomized, 106 in yoga and 108 in controls. The study group performed yoga exercise while the controls received standard antenatal care. The yoga exercises were performed once a week, lasted 90 minutes, under the supervision of a certified yoga teacher. All pregnant women from study group completed 12 yoga exercises. The results showed that the yoga group had a lower rate of urgent intrapartum CS (p-0.004) and more frequent spontaneous vaginal delivery (p-0.009), while the control group had a higher rate of induced labour (p-0.032). Conclusion: Yoga practice in pregnancy is a promising intervention that has a potential to decrease intrapartum urgent CS rates and assures natural and spontaneous vaginal birth; it’s highly recommendable to healthy pregnant women.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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