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| Prenatal Yoga can help pregnant women to reduce depression |
Yoga has long recognized as one type of physical exercise that serves to soothe. Yoga has been scientifically proven to reduce depression. Both of these benefits could also be beneficial for pregnant women. According to the study, Prenatal Yoga (yoga for pregnant women) have the benefit of reducing depression and strengthen the relationship between mother and baby in the womb.
Results of the study at the University of Michigan, USA, estimates that 1 in 5 women who become pregnant will experience major depression. Prenatal Yoga Method has been widely practiced and preached. In a broadcast to the press, Maria Muzik, professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, the U.S. said it wanted to prove the benefits of prenatal yoga in terms of science and useful as an alternative treatment for pregnant women who show symptoms of depression.
Antidepressant drugs are proven to be beneficial for pregnant women in reducing depression, but many pregnant women are reluctant to consume them because they are worried if antidepressant drugs could harm the baby.
"Unfortunately, only a few Pregnant women who receive treatment during pregnancy. Pregnant women are not treated could endanger the safety of the mother and the baby, because this is a very vulnerable time for both. It's important to obtain a reasonable and healthy alternative treatments for pregnant women with this condition, "said Muzik.
Studies show that pregnant women should seek treatments that are non-traditional, such as relaxation techniques, exercise for a healthy body and mind. One way is yoga that combines physical poses with meditation, the researchers said.
This conclusion is derived from studies of women who were 12-26 weeks pregnant and show symptoms of depression, and following Prenatal Yoga with a focus on meditation.
Results of the study at the University of Michigan, USA, estimates that 1 in 5 women who become pregnant will experience major depression. Prenatal Yoga Method has been widely practiced and preached. In a broadcast to the press, Maria Muzik, professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, the U.S. said it wanted to prove the benefits of prenatal yoga in terms of science and useful as an alternative treatment for pregnant women who show symptoms of depression.
Antidepressant drugs are proven to be beneficial for pregnant women in reducing depression, but many pregnant women are reluctant to consume them because they are worried if antidepressant drugs could harm the baby.
"Unfortunately, only a few Pregnant women who receive treatment during pregnancy. Pregnant women are not treated could endanger the safety of the mother and the baby, because this is a very vulnerable time for both. It's important to obtain a reasonable and healthy alternative treatments for pregnant women with this condition, "said Muzik.
Studies show that pregnant women should seek treatments that are non-traditional, such as relaxation techniques, exercise for a healthy body and mind. One way is yoga that combines physical poses with meditation, the researchers said.
This conclusion is derived from studies of women who were 12-26 weeks pregnant and show symptoms of depression, and following Prenatal Yoga with a focus on meditation.
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