The Effect of Pilates Exercise on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnancy.
Background & aim: Some pregnant women experience pregnancy complications that can lead to maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Pilates Exercise on maternal and newborn outcomes. Methods: In the present double-blind randomized clinical trial,...
| Published in: | Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 5244 - 5255 |
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Mashhad University of Medical Science
Jan2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=190606450&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 190606450 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 23454792 HCMN jtl: Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health issn: 23454792 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan2026 vid: 14 iid: 1 pid: 51616 pub: Mashhad University of Medical Science artinfo: ui: 190606450 190606450 190606450 10.22038/jmrh.2025.76714.2269 190606450 ppf: 5244 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The Effect of Pilates Exercise on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnancy. aug: au: Aein, Fereshteh Karimiankakolaki, Zohreh Dastenaei, Bahareh Mothaghi Nemati, Maryam affil: Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran sug: subj: Pilates In Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcomes Prenatal Care Funding Source Human Female Pregnancy Double-Blind Studies Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Visual Analog Scaling Pain Measurement T-Tests Chi Square Test Analysis of Variance Low Back Pain Prevention and Control Pelvic Pain Prevention and Control Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational Prevention and Control Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension Prevention and Control Urinary Incontinence Prevention and Control Female ab: Background & aim: Some pregnant women experience pregnancy complications that can lead to maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Pilates Exercise on maternal and newborn outcomes. Methods: In the present double-blind randomized clinical trial, outcome assessors were blinded to group assignment. Participants included 60 pregnant women who were at 20 weeks of gestation referred to the health care centers in Shahrekord, Iran. They were initially entered the study by a stratified random sampling method and then randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention group were required to attend two moderate-intensity Pilates exercise sessions per week for 12 weeks. Each session lasted 30 minutes. Maternal outcomes were assessed using a self- report checklist combined with medical record review. Neonatal outcomes (including jaundice, transient tachypnea, stillbirth, and birth weight) were obtained exclusively from medical records. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 23 and independent t-test, Chi square and AN OVA. Results: After the intervention, maternal outcomes such as low back pain (P=0.001), pelvic pain (P<0.001), gestational diabetes (P<0.001), transient hypertension of pregnancy (P=0.002) and urinary incontinence (P=0.013) were significantly lower in the intervention than the control group. However, no statistically significant differences were observed between the groups for any neonatal outcomes including jaundice, transient tachypnea of the newborn, stillbirth, birth weight. Conclusion: Pilates significantly improved maternal outcomes without affecting neonatal health, supporting its inclusion in prenatal education programs. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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