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The participants were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The intervention group received training of posture correction movements and stretching exercises during pregnancy from 16 to 18 to 35\u201337\u2009weeks of pregnancy in six sessions for 45\u201360\u2009min. The data were collected using a flexible ruler and a visual analog scale. Independent <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010tests, repeated measures ANOVA, and ANCOVA tests were used.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean (standard deviation: SD) of lumbar lordosis increased from 45.12 (2.07) to 54.97 (2.20) in the intervention group at 35\u201337\u2009weeks and changed from 44.28 (2.03) to 55.54 (3.39) in the control group at 35\u201337\u2009weeks (adjusted mean difference: \u22121.24, 95% confidence interval: \u22122.48 to \u22120.005, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.04). The mean (SD) of lumbar pain at 28\u201330\u2009weeks was 2.80 (1.72) in the intervention group and 3.74 (2.23) in the control group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.09). However, the mean (SD) of lumbar pain at 35\u201337\u2009weeks in the intervention group 4.38 (2.45) was significantly lower than that in the control group 5.83 (2.96) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.04).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study provides evidence for the potential health benefits of training posture correction and stretching movements on controlling lumbar lordosis and reducing lumbar pain during pregnancy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ijn.13113","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,26]],"date-time":"2022-10-26T07:50:46Z","timestamp":1666770646000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The effect of a childbirth preparation program including posture correction and stretching movements on lordosis and lumbar pain"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Tahereh","family":"Khalegi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Student Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Aras Part  Tabriz Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6367-8615","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roghaiyeh","family":"Nourizadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Midwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Tabriz University of Medical Sciences  Tabriz Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Niloufar","family":"Sattarzadeh\u2010Jahdi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Official trainer of physiologic childbirth Tabriz University of Medical Sciences  Tabriz Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zahra","family":"Salahzadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences Tabriz University of Medical Sciences  Tabriz Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Roghaiyeh","family":"Saadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tabriz University of Medical Sciences  Tabriz Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rasoul","family":"Khalegi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Islamic Azad University of Jolfa  Tabriz Iran"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,26]]},"reference":[{"doi-asserted-by":"publisher","key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","DOI":"10.1016\/S0021-9290(02)00302-0"},{"doi-asserted-by":"publisher","key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","DOI":"10.1007\/s00586-012-2162-x"},{"doi-asserted-by":"publisher","key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsm.37.1.6"},{"doi-asserted-by":"publisher","key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01132.x"},{"doi-asserted-by":"publisher","key":"e_1_2_10_6_1","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(18)30488-4"},{"doi-asserted-by":"publisher","key":"e_1_2_10_7_1","DOI":"10.21608\/ejnsr.2020.30590.1000"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_8_1","first-page":"256","article-title":"Effectiveness of core stabilization exercises along with postural correction in postpartum back pain","volume":"38","author":"Chaudry S.","year":"2013","journal-title":"Rawal Medical Journal"},{"doi-asserted-by":"publisher","key":"e_1_2_10_9_1","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(16)30175-1"},{"unstructured":"Emami Afshar N. 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