The effect of yoga on anxiety among pregnant women in second and third trimester of pregnancy

Mona Khalajzadeh, Masoumeh Sho

Abstract

The purpose of this study was the effect of selected yoga exercises on anxiety in pregnant women in the second and third trimester. Therefore, 24 healthy, non-athlete, and volunteer pregnant women in the second and third trimester of pregnancy were divided into experimental and control groups. They participated in a pretest-posttest randomized-groups design. The anxiety level was assessed by Pregnancy Outcome Questionnaire (POQ) in pregnancy. The experimental group performed the selected yoga exercises for 8 weeks. Data analysis using 2(group) * 2(trimester) * 2(test) ANOVA with repeated measures of test factor indicated the significant main effect of test and interaction of test and group (p<.001). Other effects were not significant. In general, it ca