The effects of yoga in prevention of pregnancy complications in high-risk pregnancies: A randomized controlled trial

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-340

  Rakhshani, A ^a,d   Nagarathna, R ^a   Mhaskar, R ^b   Mhaskar, A ^b   Thomas, A ^b   Gunasheela, S ^c  

^a S VYASA University   (India)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^c Gunasheela Surgical and Maternity Hospital   (India)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

High risk pregnancies; Pregnancy complications; Pregnancy outcomes; Preventive medicine; Yoga

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PATIENT CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WALKING; YOGA;

EID: 84867396077     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.07.020     Document Type: Article

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