Effectiveness of Volume Spirometry and Deep Breathing Exercise for Dyspnea During Third Trimester of Pregnancy

During pregnancy women undergoes anatomical, mechanical and physiological changes to meet the demand of growing fetus. Dyspnea is a common complaint in pregnancy related to change in respiratory centre threshold and sensitivity. Pregnant women who engaged in regular exercise have less pregnancy induced discomforts like dyspnea and leg cramps than who did not engage in exercise. During pregnancy women undergoes anatomical, mechanical and physiological changes to meet the demand of growing fetus. Purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of volume Spirometry and breathing exercise on dyspnea in third trimester of pregnancy. Rationale of the study was to find the effects of volume Spirometry and breathing exercise on dyspnea with focus on method of deep breathing exercise and volume Spirometry and outcomes. Significance of this study was to improve functional capacity and quality of life in pregnancy induced dyspnea. Subjects were randomly allocated to either two groups both groups received baseline treatment while interventional group received volume Spirometry and deep breathing exercise. Estimated sample size of 48 divided into 24 in either group by randomization. Modified Borg scale and visual analog scale were used to collect the findings. Non-parametric tests were used and analyzed by using spss22.