Abstract
Background: Anxiety and sleep disorders during pregnancy are often experienced during pregnancy. Discomfort during pregnancy can be overcome non-pharmacologically, one of which is prenatal Yoga. This study aimed to estimate the mean effectiveness of prenatal Yoga on sleep quality and decrease anxiety during pregnancy. Subjects and Method: This study used a systematic review and meta-analysis study design. The time of the selected test results was between 2005 and 2020. The search for articles was carried out for 1 month. Study data was searched from databases: PubMed, Science Direct, Springer Link, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library. The inclusion criteria in this study were full-text articles and in English. The study design used a randomized controlled trial. Search for articles using the PICO model. The population in this study were pregnant women, intervention in the form of prenatal yoga exercises, comparison without prenatal yoga exercises, and the outcome in anxiety and sleep quality. Data processing was carried out by the Review Manager (RevMan 5.3) by calculating the standardized mean difference to determine the research model that was combined and formed the final meta-analysis result. Results: A total of 10 articles were reviewed in this study on the effectiveness of prenatal Yoga on anxiety and as many as 3 articles on sleep quality. Studies showed that prenatal Yoga significantly reduce anxiety during pregnancy (SMD= -0.84; 95% CI -1.53 to -0.16 p= 0.020). Prenatal yoga could also reduce sleep disorders and improve sleep quality as shown in statistics (SMD= -1.13; 90% CI -2.06 to -0.21 p= 0.020). Conclusion: Prenatal Yoga can reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality. Keywords: anxiety, sleeping quality, prenatal Yoga, pregnancy Correspondence: Shiva Aflahiyah. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: shivaafla@gmail.com. Journal of Maternal and Child Health (2020), 05(06): 629-640 https://doi.org/10.26911/thejmch.2020.05.06.03
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