Prenatal Yoga, Recommendations and What to Avoid

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

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🗓️ 3 March 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Many studies demonstrate the benefits of yoga during pregnancy, from reducing time in labor to improving newborn outcomes. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists states that modified yoga is one of the safest exercises for pregnant women. ACOG also cautions against specific poses and hot yoga. As with examining any activity, there is nuance to determining what activities are safe. Research is available on particular poses and practicing yoga in a heated environment. This episode examines the evidence on prenatal yoga, physical changes that can affect your yoga practice and precautions, and tips to modify yoga during pregnancy.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode, we're
0:16.1	talking about yoga. This is considered one of the safer exercises for pregnancy.
0:21.5	We're going to dig into the evidence on that and also
0:24.7	dig into the evidence on some things that concerns have been raised about, like
0:28.9	heated yoga or bichram and also doing inversion poses. You can find the full article and all of the resources
0:36.9	that accompany this episode at pregnancy podcast.com slash yoga. You're currently listening to the public feed of
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1:06.2	you can do a free seven-day trial at pregnancy podcast. com slash trial.
1:14.1	There is a separate episode that has an overview of exercise during pregnancy.
1:19.2	That includes general recommendations and safety tips that are going to help you keep your
1:23.2	workouts healthy and safe for you and your baby. Plus it has a breakdown of the
1:28.6	physical changes and common pregnancy.
1:33.0	I highly recommend that you go back and listen to that episode on exercise and pregnancy
1:39.0	if you have not listened to it yet prior to diving into this episode on yoga. Yoga is an ancient practice and this has
1:47.8	become extremely popular in recent years. In general, yoga is an exercise that involves postures and
1:55.2	movements to build strength, flexibility, and balance. And yoga also
1:59.7	incorporates breathing and some meditation.
2:03.0	There are a lot of different types of yoga,
2:05.6	ranging from practices focused on meditation and relaxation
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