Quasi-experimental study shows prenatal yoga significantly lowers anxiety levels in third-trimester women, indicating its role as a safe non-pharmacological intervention.
Key Points
The intervention group experienced a significant reduction in anxiety levels from 24.5 to 15.2.
The study demonstrated a notable p-value of less than 0.001 for anxiety reduction in the intervention group.
A control group showed no significant change in anxiety levels, highlighting the efficacy of prenatal yoga.
The findings support integrating prenatal yoga into standard prenatal care as a beneficial complementary therapy.