Prenatal Yoga for a Pain-Free Pregnancy: A Natural Remedy for Back Discomfort

Abstract

There will be many physical and psychological changes in the mother during the course of her pregnancy. Pregnant women frequently have discomfort or complaints during their pregnancy, with back pain being one of the causes. Ligament redistribution is another common problem. Prenatal yoga is one of the methods for overcoming this discomfort. The muscles surrounding the spine become more flexible during pregnancy yoga. This study was designed to find out how well prenatal yoga worked in reducing back pain in second and third trimesters of pregnancy.This study design employs a quasi-experiment with a pretest and posttest without a control group. 34 pregnant women with back pain who were in the second and third trimesters made up the sample. Purposive sampling and the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) as a pain scale measuring instrument were employed in the sample process. For six weeks, the participants received a once-weekly prenatal yoga intervention. This study was carried out in Kediri City's Gayatri Mom and Baby Spa. According to the study's findings, all pregnant women reported back discomfort prior to beginning a yoga practice—50% of them had mild back pain. Just ten pregnant women reported experiencing pain after practicing yoga, while twenty-four reported feeling no pain at all. The Asym value was derived from statistical testing using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test results. The statistical significance of Sig of 0.000 (p value < 0.05) indicates that offering prenatal yoga training at Gayatri Mom and Baby Spa has an impact on lowering back pain in expectant mothers. This study concludes that pregnant women's back pain can be effectively reduced by practicing prenatal yoga. Prenatal yoga is intended to be used in conjunction with complementary midwifery care, particularly with regard to pregnancy care.