on General Well-being, Anxiety, and Physical Activity in Pregnant Women

Effects of Qigong on General Well-being, Anxiety, and Physical Activity in Pregnant Women

102 pregnant women will be randomly divided into 2 groups. Participants in the control group will be given pregnancy counseling that includes only nutrition, walking (3 days a week for 30 minutes), and breathing exercises, and will be called for 1st, 2nd and 3rd month check-ups. In addition to pregnancy counseling, the Qigong group will receive 2 Qigong training sessions, one via Zoom and one face-to-face, and then the training videos of each exercise will be sent via WhatsApp. Paricipants will be asked to do the Qigong exercises at home for 30 minutes, 3 days a week for 12 weeks. These participants will be called for 1-month, 2-month and 3-month check-ups. Blood pressure and sugar measurements will be recorded at the first visit, 1st month, 2nd month and 3rd month check-ups, and patients will also be evaluated with the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire, Pregnancy Stress Assessment Scale, Pregnancy-related Anxiety Scale, Pregnancy Exercise Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. After the recruitment period the results will be evaluated statistically.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women between the ages of 18-40 who have a new pregnancy detected by USG
• Pregnant women whose pregnancy week is compatible with fetal development, who do not have any problems and who will not have any problems exercising

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those with risky pregnancies (cervical dilation, bleeding, premature membrane rupture, etc.) *<18 and >40 years old pregnant women

  • Those with cardiovascular disease or hypertension
  • Those with uncontrolled diabetes
  • Those with uncontrolled thyroid disease
  • Those with a previous risky pregnancy or a complication
  • Those with an operation, metabolic bone disease or joint limitation that will prevent them from exercising
  • Those who are included in another pregnancy counseling or physical activity program
  • Those who do not give their consent for the study, do not come to regular pregnancy check-ups or have incomplete information will be excluded from the study.