Acute Fetal Response to Prenatal Yoga
Last updated on April 2022Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Completed
- Estimated Enrollment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
- Gestational age between 28 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks
- No known fetal anomalies
- Well dated pregnancy
- ...
- Gestational age between 28 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks
- No known fetal anomalies
- Well dated pregnancy
- Currently receiving routine prenatal care
- Women with no prior experience with yoga
- No contraindications to exercise
- Able to read and understand English
- Uncomplicated singletons pregnancies
Exclusion Criteria
- Multiple gestations
- Chronic narcotic dependence
- Those patients that have been advised by their doctor not to exercise during this pregnancy (i.e. Vaginal bleeding, history of preterm delivery less than 34 weeks, cervical insufficiency, cerclage in place, placenta previa, any chronic medical conditions)
- ...
- Multiple gestations
- Chronic narcotic dependence
- Those patients that have been advised by their doctor not to exercise during this pregnancy (i.e. Vaginal bleeding, history of preterm delivery less than 34 weeks, cervical insufficiency, cerclage in place, placenta previa, any chronic medical conditions)
- Congenital fetal anomalies or intrauterine growth restriction
- Cigarette smokers
- Pregnant minors less than 18 years of age
Summary
- Conditions
- Pregnancy
- Type
- Interventional
- Design
- Allocation: Randomized
- Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 45 years
- Gender
- Only females
Description
In 2012, yoga was reported to be practiced by approximately 20 million Americans, out of which 82% are women practitioners. The effects of yoga on the fetus have not been demonstrated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acute fetal response to yoga exercises by assessing fetal well-being v...
In 2012, yoga was reported to be practiced by approximately 20 million Americans, out of which 82% are women practitioners. The effects of yoga on the fetus have not been demonstrated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acute fetal response to yoga exercises by assessing fetal well-being via ultrasound and non-stress testing among healthy women. The investigators hypothesize that yoga during pregnancy does not have any acute negative effects on fetal behavior as assessed by umbilical artery Dopplers and fetal heart rate or maternal vital signs.
Inclusion Criteria
- Gestational age between 28 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks
- No known fetal anomalies
- Well dated pregnancy
- ...
- Gestational age between 28 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks
- No known fetal anomalies
- Well dated pregnancy
- Currently receiving routine prenatal care
- Women with no prior experience with yoga
- No contraindications to exercise
- Able to read and understand English
- Uncomplicated singletons pregnancies
Exclusion Criteria
- Multiple gestations
- Chronic narcotic dependence
- Those patients that have been advised by their doctor not to exercise during this pregnancy (i.e. Vaginal bleeding, history of preterm delivery less than 34 weeks, cervical insufficiency, cerclage in place, placenta previa, any chronic medical conditions)
- ...
- Multiple gestations
- Chronic narcotic dependence
- Those patients that have been advised by their doctor not to exercise during this pregnancy (i.e. Vaginal bleeding, history of preterm delivery less than 34 weeks, cervical insufficiency, cerclage in place, placenta previa, any chronic medical conditions)
- Congenital fetal anomalies or intrauterine growth restriction
- Cigarette smokers
- Pregnant minors less than 18 years of age
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT02063711
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Dev Maulik, MD University of Missouri, Kansas City Study Director: Shilpa Babbar, MD University of Missouri, Kansas City
- Dev Maulik, MD University of Missouri, Kansas City Study Director: Shilpa Babbar, MD University of Missouri, Kansas City
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