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This completed trial studied whether laughter yoga could help pregnant women with gestational diabetes manage stress and feel better overall. Gestational diabetes is a common condition that develops during pregnancy, usually in the second and third trimesters, and the researchers wanted to see if a simple, non-medical practice combining breathing exercises and guided laughter could ease the anxiety many pregnant women experience with this diagnosis.
Pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes often experience significant anxiety and worry about their health and their baby's health, which can hurt their overall quality of life. The researchers wanted to test whether this treatment—a low-cost, non-invasive approach—could help reduce stress and improve well-being without medication.
Participants were divided into two groups. Those in the laughter yoga group attended 8 sessions over 4 weeks, meeting twice a week for 40 minutes each session, where they learned and practiced breathing exercises and guided laughter techniques with a researcher and other participants. Those in the control group did not receive any special intervention but were called by the researcher four times a week for one month to check in. All participants completed questionnaires and scales at the beginning and end of the study to measure changes in stress and quality of life.
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