Effect of antenatal exercises on labour outcome among primigravid mothers

Exercise is a natural part of life. Physical exercises increase mood-elevating chemicals in the brain and thereby reduce pregnancy-related blues. As the women need to exercise during pregnancy, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of antenatal exercises on labour process among primigravid mothers at selected Urban Health Centres in Coimbatore (Tamilnadu). The practise of antenatal exercises revealed a significant difference in duration of labour, nature of delivery, behaviour manifestations, and level of pain in mother and presence of asphyxia and birth injuries in new born.