Heidelberg, 1979
Heidelberg, R. Transzendentale Meditation in der geburtshilflichen Psychoprophylaxe. Doctoral thesis (summary), Medical Faculty, Free University of Berlin, West Berlin, W. Germany, 1979.
Expectant mothers practicing Transcendental Meditation experienced less pain and fewer complaints during pregnancy, less pain and anxiety during labor, a shorter duration of labor, and a lower frequency of vacuum and forceps deliveries and other operations as compared with a control group. Breast-feeding was more frequent and continued for a longer period in mothers practicing Transcendental Meditation.
- Year
- 1979
- Publication type
- Doctoral Dissertation
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 3, pp. 1792–1814
- Section
- Health
Findings (5)
Health—General
Fewer Medical Complaints during Pregnancy
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Less Pain and Anxiety during Pregnancy and Childbirth
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Shorter Duration of Labor during Childbirth
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Lower Frequency of Vacuum or Forceps Delivery and Other Operative Interventions during Labor of Childbirth
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Greater Frequency and Longer Duration of Breast-Feeding after Childbirth
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Authors
- Rainer Heidelberg, Dr med
Freien Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany