Benefits of Yoga during Pregnancy
Overall, yoga may provide many physical and mental benefits that would improve the overall well-being of pregnant women. These include:
– Improve awareness to notice any changes to the mind and body
– Reduce levels of anxiety
– Build the body’s endurance and strength to meet the demands of delivery and pregnancy
– Improve sleep quality
– Reduce fatigue and tiredness
– Lower the risk of preterm labor, labor duration, or emergency C-section
– Improve the Apgar score and birth weight of the infant
– Stimulate digestive organs, which may have less space because of the growing fetus [1]
