Prenatal Yoga: Benefits, Safety Research, and Pose Modifications
Pregnancy Podcast
Vanessa Merten
4.5 • 970 Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Many studies demonstrate the benefits of yoga during pregnancy, including shorter labor and improved newborn outcomes. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists states that modified yoga is one of the safest exercises for pregnant women. But what exactly does modified yoga mean? ACOG cautions against specific poses and hot yoga. As with any activity, there is nuance in determining which activities are safe. This episode will examine the research on specific poses and on practicing yoga in a heated environment. Plus, the physical changes that can affect your practice, precautions, and tips for modifying yoga during pregnancy.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Martin. |
| 0:10.4 | Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. |
| 0:15.7 | In today's episode, we're talking about prenatal yoga. |
| 0:20.0 | Many studies demonstrate the benefits of yoga during pregnancy, |
| 0:24.0 | including things like a shorter labor and improved outcomes for newborns. The American College of |
| 0:30.8 | obstetricians and gynecologists states that modified yoga is one of the safest exercises for pregnant women. But what exactly |
| 0:39.9 | does modified yoga mean? ACOG cautions against specific poses and hot yoga. As with any |
| 0:48.1 | activity, there is nuance when you're determining which activities are safe. We'll take a look at research on specific poses. |
| 0:57.0 | We'll look at the research on practicing yoga in a heated environment, plus cover the physical |
| 1:03.1 | changes that can affect your practice, precautions, and tips to modify yoga during pregnancy. |
| 1:16.7 | You can find the complete article and all of the resources for this episode at Pregnancy Podcast.com slash yoga. |
| 1:22.0 | One of my favorite things about doing this podcast is that I get to save you the time and hassle of |
| 1:29.3 | searching for things on Google, reading through message boards, sifting through conflicting |
| 1:34.5 | advice, so you can simply press play on a podcast episode and get all of the evidence-based |
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| 1:53.0 | That includes hundreds of episodes with evidence-based information that you won't find |
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| 2:00.6 | Check it out at Pregnancypodcast.com |
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| 2:13.6 | effectively prevent stretch marks and up to 89% of pregnant women. |
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