“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOGA THERAPY AMONG ANTENATAL WOMEN WITH PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION ATTENDING AT ANTENATAL CLINIC IN SELECTED HOSPITAL IN DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND.”

Background: The rate of maternal morbidity due to hypertensive disorder even with highly improved maternity service is high. In India there is high prevalence of pregnancy induced hypertension but the hospital services for the patient is less. The use of antihypertensive drugs for treatment of the pregnancy induced hypertension has its side effect like intrauterine growth retardation. So, if the pregnancy induced hypertension is treated with the use of non-pharmacological measure like yoga therapy it will be improve the health of the mother and the baby, it will also reduce the complications which occurs due to pregnancy induced hypertension and will help to improve the pregnancy outcome Method and Material: A total of 60 antenatal women attending antenatal clinic in Govt. Doon Medical college and hospital were included in this study by using purposive sampling technique. A self-structured interview was used to check the level of pregnancy induced hypertension in the antenatal women. Results: Finding related to effectiveness of yoga therapy on pregnancy induced hypertension among antenatal Mothers-Study showed that post-test mean for pregnancy induced hypertension among antenatal mothers is signicantly lower than pre-test mean score with the difference of 5.59. The p value of statistical “t” test for pregnancy induced hypertension is found to be p=<0.001 which is less than 0.05. Findings related to Comparison between experimental and control group pre and post intervention mean score of level of pregnancy induced hypertension among antenatal women (N=60)-Study showed reveals that post-test mean for pregnancy induced hypertension among antenatal women in experimental group is signicantly lower than post-test mean score of control group. The p value of statistical unpaired “t” test for pregnancy induced hypertension is found to be p=<0.001 which is less than 0.05. Findings related to Association between pre-interventional pregnancy induced hypertension with their socio demographic variable (N=60)-There was statistically signicant association between level of pregnancy induced hypertension and age, gravida and education. The obtained p value of these variables is less than 0.05. Conclusion: The main conclusion drawn from this study that yoga therapy is effective in reducing the level of pregnancy induced hypertension that denoted by signicant difference between the pre-intervention and post intervention score of PIH among antenatal women in experimental group. Subjects became aware and found themselves comfortable and also expressed their satisfaction. Aim of the study: Aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of yoga therapy among antenatal women with pregnancy induced hypertension attending at antenatal clinic in selected Hospital in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Objectives: Ÿ To assess the pre-and post-intervention level of blood pressure among the antenatal women experimental and control group. Ÿ To evaluate the effectiveness of Yoga therapy on pregnancy induced hypertension among antenatal women (experimental group) attending antenatal clinic. Ÿ To nd out association between pre-interventional pregnancy induced hypertension among antenatal women in experimental and control group with their selected demographical variable. Ÿ To compare the post-intervention level of pregnancy induced hypertension among antenatal women in experimental and control group