Effectiveness Yoga to Improve the Quality of Sleep in Pregnant Women with Nausea and Vomiting Nina Setiawati*, Lutfatul Latifah, Aprilia Kartikasari
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
Abstract
Background: More than half of pregnant women that feel discomfort because of nausea and vomiting pregnancy (NVP) report have been disturbed sleep during pregnancy. Insufficient sleep duration and poor sleep quality during pregnancy may increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including growth restriction of the fetus, and postpartum depression. Yoga is commonly used for relaxation and is proven effective to reduce stress and anxiety in pregnant women so that it is possible to improve the quality of sleep for pregnant women. One form of yoga practice in pregnant women is pranayama and restorative yoga postures.
Purpose: So this study aims to find out whether pranayama and restorative yoga postures effective to improve the quality of sleep in pregnant women.
Method: This quasy experimental study with a control group was conducted on 58 pregnant women with nausea and vomiting obtained by purposive sampling method. Respondents were divided into two groups, 29 respondents in each group. The pranayama and restorative yoga postures were given in the intervention group in 30 minutes for 7 days continuously. The quality of sleep was measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Results: The results of data analysis using the Chi-Square test showed that there were no differences in sleep quality scores of pregnant women before and after being given pranayama and restorative yoga postures (p>0.05).
Conclucion: Pregnant women with second and third trimester who experience nausea and vomiting in this study do not seem to be at increased sleep quality after doing pranayama and restorative yoga postures.Frequency and regularity in doing yoga become important points that need to be considered for better results.
