Tai chi/yoga reduces prenatal depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-10

  Field, Tiffany ^a,b   Diego, Miguel ^a   Delgado, Jeannette ^a   Medina, Lissette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Prenatal depression; Sleep; Tai chi yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDITATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; TAI CHI; YOGA;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BREATHING EXERCISES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MEDITATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; SLEEP DISORDERS; TAI JI; WAITING LISTS; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872601358     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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