The core interventions included 4 to 6 home visits during which emotional support, counseling, and social networking was provided (Langer et al., 1996). Similarly, other apparently sound, logical interventions to reduce perinatal stress did not prove effective when rigorously evaluated. A recent Cochrane Database Systematic Review (Hodnett and Fredericks, 2003) undertook a meta-analysis of 16 trials (with a total of 13651 women), and concluded that programs offering additional social support for at-risk pregnant women were not associated with improvements in any perinatal outcomes, but were associated with a decrease in caesarean births and an increase in elective termination of pregnancy. These interventional programs probably failed as they were very focused and not holistic or comprehensive. Yoga, on the other hand, uses a holistic approach to stress reduction and has been used to promote positive health for centuries in India (Collins, 1998).