According to a study, researchers found that new mothers can battle with postnatal blues with the aid of a physiotherapist-led exercise and education program on wellbeing.
The researchers separated 161 postnatal women with no depressive symptoms in two different groups to check the consequence of the program. The experimental group got an eight-week "Mother and Baby" program, including specialized exercises given by a women's health physiotherapist coalesced with parenting education.
In the second lot, "Education Only" partakers received only the written educational matter. The participants of both groups were reviewed for psychological wellbeing using the Positive Affect Balance Scale, depressive symptoms using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
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