THE EFFECT OF YOGA APPROACHES ON PREGNANT WOMEN ANXIETY

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the effect of yoga on overall anxiety, of pregnant women trait and
state. The population of 350 pregnant women attending prenatal care clinics in Yazd city.
To conduct this study (50) pregnant women were randomly assigned to two experimental
groups (n = 25) and testifier group (n = 25) were replaced. To collect the data of
Eshpilberger anxiety questionnaire executed at first. Then the special program yoga, every 2
months, 2 weeks Session 1.5 hour tests were conducted on groups. To test hypotheses and
analyze data, descriptive and inferential statistical methods are used. In descriptive statistics,
graphs, mean and standard deviation and in part of inferential statistics to examine the first
hypothesis, analysis of covariance and multivariate covariance analysis is used to examine
two hypotheses. The results show that multivariate variance in the post test of experimental
group, show meaningful differences from anxiety variables in level of p < 0.005. In other
words Yoga interventions lead to significant reduction in experimental group. So yoga is
effect on reducing overall state and trait anxiety.