scholarly journals Effect of Antenatal Exercises, Including Yoga, on the Course of Labor, Delivery and Pregnancy: A Retrospective Study

Author(s):  
Yogyata Wadhwa ◽  
Ahmad H. Alghadir ◽  
Zaheen A. Iqbal

Background: Delivering a child is a very stressful experience for women. Pregnancy and labor entail complex events that are unique to each individual female. The management of labor pain is often done using analgesics and anesthesia, which have been shown to have some side effects. More comprehensive data are needed to provide clinically significant evidence for clinicians to confidently prescribe exercises to patients. This study was done to evaluate the effect of antenatal exercises, including yoga, on the course of labor, delivery, and pregnancy outcomes. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among 200 primiparous subjects (aged 20–40). A questionnaire was provided to the subjects to obtain their demographic and obstetrical information 6 weeks after delivery, and their hospital records were also assessed for further details. Based on the nature and details obtained for the antenatal exercises, subjects were divided into two groups: control and exercise. Outcome measures included the need for labor induction, self-perceived pain and perceived exertion during labor, duration and nature of the delivery, newborn infant weight, maternal weight gain, history of back pain, and post-partum recovery. The total maternal weight gain (in kilograms) was calculated from weight at 6 weeks after delivery minus the weight at 12–14 weeks of gestation. Back pain during pregnancy and self-perceived labor pain were measured using a visual analog scale (VAS). The overall perceived exertion during labor was measured using an adapted Borg scale for perceived effort. Results: The subjects who followed regular antenatal exercises, including yoga, had significantly lower rates of cesarean section, lower weight gain, higher newborn infant weight, lower pain and overall discomfort during labor, lower back pain throughout pregnancy, and earlier post-partum recovery compared to those who did no specific exercises or only walked during pregnancy. Conclusions: This retrospective study showed that regular antenatal exercises, including yoga, result in better outcomes related to the course of labor, delivery, and pregnancy. These results notably indicated that pregnant women should be active throughout pregnancy and follow a supervised exercise program that includes yoga unless contraindicated. We require further large-scale prospective studies and quasi-experimental trials to confirm the observed findings.

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Dewi Andriani

ABSTRAK Kenaikan berat badan ibu hamil merupakan adanya adaptasi ibu terhadap pertumbuhan janin, sedangkan berat badan bayi baru lahir merupakan bagian dari hasil pertumbuhan janin yang dapat dipengaruhi oleh kenaikan berat badan ibu selama hamil. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan serta badan ibu hamil trimester 3 dengan berat badan bayi baru lahir di Puskesmas Tanah KaliKedinding Surabaya.Jenis penelitian ini adalah korelasi dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu post partum yang melahirkan di Puskesmas Tanah KaliKedinding Surabaya dengan populasi 35 responden sampel sebanyak 32 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampling menggunakan Quota Sampling. Instrument penelitian ini menggunakan lembar observasi. Hasil yang didapat dari 32 responden terdapat berat badan ibu hamil yang normal sebanyak 17 orang (53,1%). Berat badan bayi baru lahir dengan berat sedang sebanyak 23 orang (71,9). Hasil analisis uji statistic Spierman Rho menunjukkan bahwa signifikan rho value sebesar 0,003 (α≤ 0,05) maka dengan ini H0 ditolak dan H1 diterima. Artinya terdapat Hubungan Berat Badan Ibu Hamil Trimester 3 Dengan Berat Badan Bayi Baru Lahir di Puskesmas Tanah KaliKedinding Surabaya. Pemantauan berat badan ibu hamil penting untuk mengetahui tumbuh kembang janin. ANC secara teratur merupakan upaya pemantauan yang efektif sehingga mengurangi resiko gangguan dalam persalinan.   Kata kunci :berat badan ibu hamil, berat badan bayi baru lahir, trimester 3   ABSTRACT Maternal weight gain is a maternal adaptation of fetal growth, while newborn weight is part of fetal growth that may be affected by maternal weight gain during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between body trimester pregnant mother 3 with newborn weight at Puskesmas Tanah KaliKedinding Surabaya. This research type is correlation with csoss sectional approach. The population in this research is post partum mother who gave birth at Puskesmas Tanah Kali Kedinding Surabaya with population of 35 sample respondents as many as 32 respondents. Sampling technique uses Sampling Quota. This research instrument uses observation sheet. Results obtained from 32 respondents had normal weight of pregnant women as many as 17 people (53.1%). Newborn weight with moderate weight as many as 23 people (71,9). The result of Spierman Rho statistic test shows that the significant rho value is 0,003 (α≤ 0,05) hence H0 is rejected and H1 accepted. This means that there is a Weight Pregnancy Trimester 3 Pregnant Wife With New Baby Weight Born in Puskesmas Tanah KaliKedinding Surabaya. Monitoring the weight of pregnant women is important to know the growth of fetal growth. ANCs are regularly an effective monitoring effort thus reducing the risk of impairment in labor.   Keywords: maternal weight, weight of newborn baby, trimester 3.


Author(s):  
Minerva M. Thame ◽  
Indira Singh-Minott ◽  
Clive Osmond ◽  
Roxanne H. Melbourne-Chambers ◽  
Graham R. Serjeant

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (02) ◽  
pp. 328-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Wright ◽  
J. M. Thomson ◽  
A. Sidebotham ◽  
C. F. Hirst ◽  
P. Hirsch ◽  
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SummaryA longitudinal study of 21 pregnant women has been undertaken using a variety of factor VII assays, including factor VIIa, to investigate the increase of factor VIIc. All assays demonstrated significant rises (p <0.001), most marked for factor VIIa (82%) and factor VIIc rabbit (81%). Smaller rises were seen for factor VIIc bovine (50%) and VII antigen (40%). Three indirect measures of activity state, factor VIIc rabbit:antigen, bovine:antigen and bovine:rabbit, provided conflicting data. Factor VIIa:antigen showed a significant increase of 36% (p <0.001). Within individual pregnancies the change in factor VIIc rabbit and antigen correlated with maternal weight gain (p <0.05). Two activity state measures, bovine:rabbit and bovine:antigen, showed negative correlation with birthweight. The increases in both zymogen and in activity state appear to contribute to the factor VIIc rise. The extent of this rise appears to be influenced by maternal weight gain. Increased factor VII activation is associated with reduced foetal growth.


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