The effect of combining post-partum yoga and pelvic floor training on life quality of post-partum mothers

Abstract

<p><strong><em>Background:</em></strong><em> Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that the postpartum phase has the highest rates of maternal death and morbidity. In the first year following childbirth, almost 50% of women experience mental health issues and declining life quality scores on the physical-emotional dimension significantly. <strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aims to determine the effect of the combination of postpartum yoga and pelvic floor training on the life quality of postpartum mothers. </em></p><p><strong><em>Methods: </em></strong><em>This research was a </em><em>Quasy Experimental </em><em>Pre-Posttest Design </em><em>of n</em><em>onequivalent </em><em>c</em><em>ontrol </em><em>g</em><em>roups</em><em> which was conducted from February to August 2023 in </em><em>Mengwi I Health Center, Badung Regency</em><em>, Bali. The sample in this study consisted of 36 postpartum mothers in the control group and 36 postpartum mothers in the intervention group. Pre-data was in the form of quality of life before the intervention was given to the control and intervention groups and post-data was taken after the intervention was given and then data analysis was carried out using the Mann-Whitney test and the Wilcoxon test. </em></p><p><strong><em>Results</em></strong><em>: The results showed that the mean value of the increase in life quality scores in the intervention group was greater than the control group. In the 1<sup>st</sup> domain (physical healthiness) there was a significant difference between the two groups after study (p-value = 0.000). In the 2<sup>nd</sup> domain (psychological well-being) there was a significant difference between the two groups after study (p-value = 0.000). In the 3rd domain (social relationship) there was a significant difference between the two groups after study (p-value = 0.000). In the 4<sup>th</sup> domain (environmental dimension) there was a significant difference between the two groups after study (p-value = 0.000). Lastly, in the 5<sup>th</sup> domain (general healthiness) there was a significant difference between the two groups after study (p-value = 0.000). </em></p><p><strong><em>Conclusions:</em></strong><em> There is an increase in the life quality of postpartum mothers after being given a combination of postpartum yoga and pelvic floor training. </em></p>