Effects of Yoga Nidra on mental wellness during the immediate postpartum period
Mean baseline EPDS scores were 12.62 ± 4.6 and 13.76 ± 6.2 in the intervention and control groups, respectively. On average, there was 5.48 units (reduction) improvement in EPDS scores in the intervention group (<i>P</i> < 0.0001) and a 1.5-unit worsening (increase) in the control group (<i>P</i> < 0.0001) at the end of the study. The difference was significant between the groups (+6.98 units, <i>P</i> < 0.0001), thereby concluding that Yoga Nidra is a promising non-pharmacological therapy that can be used to manage immediate postpartum anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Authors
- Somashekhar Marutirao Nimbalkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2825-2819)
- Jaishree Ganjiwale
- Binoy Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3106-5950)
- Priyanka Parikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7434-8187)
- Bhalendu Vaishnav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9999-4452)
- Smruti Vaishnav
- Anusha M Prabhakaran
Institutions
- UMass Memorial Health Care (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Pramukhswami Medical College (IN)
- Bhaikaka University
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_413_25
- Primary Topic
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00