Effect of Pregnancy Yoga Exercise on Reducing Anxiety of Pregnant Woman Third Trimester

Abstract

Background: Severe and prolonged anxiety can cause mental disorders. Physiological changes and preparation for labor in the third trimester of pregnancy can trigger increased anxiety in pregnant women. One of the interventions to reduce anxiety in third-trimester pregnant women is yoga exercise. Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to determine how much influence yoga exercise can reduce anxiety in third-trimester pregnant women.Methods: This research is quantitative research with a pure experimental research design with pre and post-test control group design techniques. the number of respondents was 30 and divided into two groups. 15 respondents in the intervention group and 15 respondents in the control group. Data collection using yoga practice protocol and perinatal anxiety screening scale questionnaire. The instrument was used after passing the validity and reliability test. Bivariate analysis was carried out using the homogeneity test, normality test, and Wilcoxon non-parametric distribution test. Results: By this study, it is known that the yoga exercise intervention reduced the level of anxiety in the intervention group. P-value 0.00 (<0.05) indicates that the yoga exercise intervention affects reducing anxiety in third-trimester pregnant women.Conclusion: Health workers need to make innovative interventions that can improve the mental health of pregnant women, for example, by activating the pregnant women's class program.