Effect of integrated yoga on stress and heart rate variability in pregnant women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-222

  Satyapriya, Maharana ^a   Nagendra, Hongasanda R ^a   Nagarathna, Raghuram ^a   Padmalatha, Venkatram ^b  

^a Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation   (India)

^b Maiya Multispeciality Hospital and Wockhardt hospitals   (India)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Normal pregnancy; Stress; Yoga; Yogic relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC TONE; YOGA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HEART RATE; LEISURE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RELAXATION; RELAXATION THERAPY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66549117914     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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