title: Effect of integrated yoga on anxiety, depression & well being in normal pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effect of integrated yoga on Pregnancy experience, anxiety, and depression in normal pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This Prospective Randomized control study recruited 96 women in 20th week of normal pregnancy. Yoga group (n = 51) practiced integrated yoga and control group (n = 45) did standard antenatal exercises, one hour daily, from 20th to 36th week of gestation. Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon's tests were used for statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was significant difference between groups (Mann-Whitney p < 0.001) in all variables. There were significant changes within groups (Wilcoxon's p < 0.001) in both groups. Pregnancy related experience (PEQ) reduced in yoga by 26.86%, State (STAI I) anxiety (decreased 15.65% in yoga, increased 13.76% in control), Trait (STAI II) anxiety (decreased 8.97% in yoga, increased 5.02% in control) and Depression (HADS) (decreased 30.67% in yoga, increased 3.57% in control).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Yoga reduces anxiety, depression and pregnancy related uncomfortable experiences.
authors.affiliation: Division of Yoga and Life Sciences, SVYASA, 19, Eknath Bhavan, Gavipuram Circle, K.G. Nagar, Bengaluru 560019, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satyapriya
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nagarathna
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Padmalatha
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Nagendra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D019122:Meditation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D015013:Yoga; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Integrated yoga; Normal pregnancy; Stress