Stress-reducing interventions in pregnancy for the prevention of preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology December 1, 2023 Laura E Janssen, Adelia A Gieskes, Marjolein Kok et al. 18 citations
Stress-reducing interventions during pregnancy, such as Pilates, yoga, mindfulness, and hypnosis, may lower the risk of preterm birth. A meta-analysis of ten studies involving 4,816 low-risk women found that those who received such interventions had a significantly lower rate of preterm birth (relative risk 0.50). However, the overall quality of the included studies was low, and the risk of bias was high, so the authors call for a high-quality randomized controlled trial to confirm the effectiveness.