Effects of yoga on depressive symptoms in women with pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While electroconvulsive therapy and antidepressants are standard treatments for depressed pregnant women, they are not without threats. The objective of this study was to quantitative synthesis of the literature regarding the effect of yoga interventions on depressive symptoms in pregnant women.

Methods

Nine electronic databases were searched for primary studies with pregnant women with depression measured as outcomes and written in English. Based on the random-effects model, we used Hedges' g to compute the effect size and examined the subgroup analysis.

Results

We found twelve primary studies which included 738 participants who were 28.43 ± 1.92 years old across studies. The overall effect size using random-effects model was g = 1.120 (95%CI .52, 1

SUBMITTER: Punsuwun S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11758411 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature