Written by Tavishi Dogra | Updated : June 20, 2023 5:30 PM IST
Per my Yoga guru, Yoga should be correctly addressed as Yog- sadhana. It incorporates yoga and asanas. Pregnancy is a happy, healthy state of women’s life. Dr Vaishali Joshi, a senior Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, Mumbai shares that the natural changes of pregnancy can be challenging for the first-time mum due to various reasons such as:
The gravid uterus exerts an extra load on the back muscles and pelvic girdle. The upward pressure of the baby in the third trimester decreases the lung capacity and gives rise to breathlessness.
Pregnancy hormones can make women vulnerable to emotional lability, mood changes, depression, anxiety and fear of the unknown, particularly in first-time mums.
Yoga involves mainly breathing exercises like “Pranayama", which helps to improve lung capacity. Aum or Aunkar is essential for meditation and Garbhsanskar. Meditation techniques can help to address anxiety and mental health problems.
Mastering Breathing techniques can be a helpful tool in pain management during early labour. Pre-yoga warming helps to loosen up the body, which helps immensely during pregnancy and delivery.
It improves tolerance to normal day-to-day activities – It improves women’s stamina, resilience, pain tolerance and flexibility of the bony stiff birth passage. Asanas like Bhadrasana (Butterfly position) help increase birth passage's flexibility. Parvatasana helps with back muscles.
They are essential during pregnancy and after delivery to avoid urinary incontinence and prolapse of the uterus in future.
Breathing exercises can be started in any trimester. Prenatal yoga can be started after completing the first trimester after checking with your obstetrician. Yoga ensures mental, physical and spiritual health in pregnancy and is an essential guide in the safe motherhood journey.
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