Role of Transcendental Meditation for Controlling Pre-Eclampsia

Background: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is one of three common causes of maternal mortality in the world. Critical cases, suffering from multiple organ failures and that may lead to maternal death. Objectives: To estimate the effect of Transcendental Meditation (TM) for controlling PE. Methodology: The thirty pre-eclamptic women were randomly assigned into two groups equal in number as follow: Group (A) (Control group): (13 primigravidae and 7 multigravidae, they were subjected to the regular antihypertensive treatment (Methyledopa) and Group (B): (Study group): (11 primigravidae and 9 multigravidae), they were subjected to TM aiming for relaxation about (3 sessions per week for 6 weeks) plus the same regular antihypertensive treatment (Methyledopa) as in Group (A). Results: Comparison between both Groups (A B) showed statistically non significant difference at (SBP) as well as (DBP), (PR) and proteinuria levels after 6 weeks of treatment (3 sessions/week) which in favor Group (B). Conclusion: TM has a no added effect on SBP as well as DBP, PR proteinuria levels in PE.