2022 Volume 18 Issue 1 Pages 2-13
The aim of this study is to clear about the psychosomatic state of women who perform maternityyoga during pregnancy and after birth. The method was to divide 360 pregnant women, who gave birth in prefecture A, into four groups (168 in the yoga group, 97 in the biksu group, 31 in the participatory group, 64 in the non-intervention group). ① Discomfort associated with pregnancy, ② Depression, ③ Childbirth self-efficacy, ④Feelings for the baby, ⑤ Changes in blood pressure and pulse before and after class, and ⑥ Medical record data, and investigated ①-⑥ the above 5 times through self-administered questionnaires at 3 months, 9 months, 4 days, 2 weeks and 3 months postpartum. Of the 59 high EPDS participants, 36(61.0%) belonged to the yoga group. In the yoga group, the discomfort score associated with pregnancy decreased by 73.9% and the EPDS score decreased by 46.8% at 9 months of pregnancy compared to 3 months of pregnancy. The CSES11 score for self-efficacy increased by 40.8% at 9 months compared to 3 months, and the MIBS-J score for feelings for the child decreased by 72.9% at 3 months compared to 4 days postpartum.Furthermore, the results of the analysis of covariance structure suggested that maternity yoga practice during pregnancy relieved pregnancy-related discomfort and led to positive effects such as a decrease in postpartum depression, an increase in self-efficacy, and a decrease in negative feelings towards the child.
