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Yoga as Recovery from Birth Trauma

Sharmistha Roy

Birth is one of the most powerful and transformative experiences in a person’s life. Yet alongside the joy and wonder of bringing a new life into the world, there can also be pain, fear, or a sense of loss. Unexpected intervention, medical complication, loss of control, any many more. Yet it often remains unspoken. Society tends to focus on the healthy baby and overlook the emotional wellbeing of the mother. Childbirth can be a joyful experience, but this silence can leave women feeling isolated, disconnected, from their normal lifestyle. But it can also cause physical and emotional stress, sometimes leading to birth trauma. This trauma can make women feel disconnected from their bodies and affect their mental health. birth trauma define as the emotional distress or physical pain after childbirth that can lead to symptoms of stress disorder. Yoga combines gentle movements, breathing exercises, and mindfulness to calm the mind and body, research shows that yoga can support emotional healing, reduce stress and help mothers feel stronger and more connected to themselves. By practicing yoga after childbirth, women can improve both their physical recovery and emotional well-beings, making it can effective and supportive tool for postpartum healing.  yoga not just as exercise, but as a therapeutic ritual of return a gentle reintroduction to self after the rupture of childbirth, this article explore the therapeutic potential of yoga in healing birth trauma, with body awareness, nervous system regulation, and emotional integration. This systematic review addresses this, aiming to comprehensively assess the impact of postnatal yoga on maternal mental health and well-being.

Roy, S. (2025). Yoga as Recovery from Birth Trauma. International Journal of Global Research Innovations & Technology, 03(04), 47–50

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