Acute Fetal Response to Prenatal Yoga
Last updated on April 2022Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Completed
- Estimated Enrollment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
- Women with no prior experience with yoga
- Well dated pregnancy
- Uncomplicated singletons pregnancies
- ...
- Women with no prior experience with yoga
- Well dated pregnancy
- Uncomplicated singletons pregnancies
- Gestational age between 28 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks
- Currently receiving routine prenatal care
- Able to read and understand English
- No known fetal anomalies
- No contraindications to exercise
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnant minors less than 18 years of age
- Multiple gestations
- Chronic narcotic dependence
- ...
- Pregnant minors less than 18 years of age
- Multiple gestations
- Chronic narcotic dependence
- Congenital fetal anomalies or intrauterine growth restriction
- 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)
- Cigarette smokers
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
- Women with no prior experience with yoga
- Well dated pregnancy
- Uncomplicated singletons pregnancies
- ...
- Women with no prior experience with yoga
- Well dated pregnancy
- Uncomplicated singletons pregnancies
- Gestational age between 28 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks
- Currently receiving routine prenatal care
- Able to read and understand English
- No known fetal anomalies
- No contraindications to exercise
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnant minors less than 18 years of age
- Multiple gestations
- Chronic narcotic dependence
- ...
- Pregnant minors less than 18 years of age
- Multiple gestations
- Chronic narcotic dependence
- Congenital fetal anomalies or intrauterine growth restriction
- 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)
- Cigarette smokers
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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