Mindfulness-Based Breathing Exercise Improves Health Profile in Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia

Pregnant women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia may experience improved health profiles, vital signs, and fetal heart rates after participating in mindfulness-based breathing exercises. According to a recent randomized controlled trial, pregnant women who underwent mindfulness-based breathing exercises for 72 hours showed significant improvements in their health profiles, including a 59.2% positive increase over time. Additionally, they reported reduced pain, emotional reactions, and social isolation, along with increased sleep quality, physical activity, and energy levels.

Key Takeaways:

• The study aimed to determine the effect of mindfulness-based breathing exercise on health profile, vital signs, and fetal heart rate in pregnant women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia.
• The research involved 66 pregnant women who were randomly assigned to either a mindfulness-based breathing exercise group or a control group.
• The mindfulness-based breathing exercise group showed significant improvements in health profile, including a 59.2% positive increase over time.
• The study found a 10% decrease in pain, 11.4% decrease in emotional reactions, 80.7% increase in sleep quality, 13.3% decrease in social isolation, 38.8% increase in physical activity, and 87.1% increase in energy level.
• The experimental group had a higher mean basal fetal heart rate than the control group at the fourth measurement.
• The research concluded that mindfulness-based breathing exercise can be safely used as a care intervention to improve the health profile of pregnant women with pre-eclampsia.
• The study was conducted between October 1, 2023, and March 19, 2024.

Statistics:

• 59.2% positive increase in health profile over time in the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 10% decrease in pain reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 11.4% decrease in emotional reactions reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 80.7% increase in sleep quality reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 13.3% decrease in social isolation reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 38.8% increase in physical activity reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 87.1% increase in energy level reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 9.8% decrease in mean pulse rate reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 15.8% decrease in respiratory rate reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 73.1% increase in oxygen saturation reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 7% decrease in systolic blood pressure reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 6.4% decrease in diastolic blood pressure reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.
• 6.5% increase in mean fetal movement count reported by the mindfulness-based breathing exercise group.

Sources:

• Mindfulness-Based Breathing Exercise on Health Profile, Vital Signs, and Fetal Heart Rate in Pregnant Women Diagnosed With Pre-Eclampsia: A Randomized Control Trial. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 2025;33:1-15.
• NewsRx. Study Findings from University of Gaziantep Broaden Understanding of Preeclampsia (Mindfulness-Based Breathing Exercise on Health Profile, Vital Signs, and Fetal Heart Rate in Pregnant Women Diagnosed With Pre-Eclampsia: A Randomized Control ...). OBGYN & Reproduction Week. September 22, 2025; p 944.