Table 1.

Characteristics of the included studies and participants.

Studies	Sample Size(IG/CG)	Age Range(IG/CG)	Gestational weeks	IG Type	CG Type	Frequency/duration	outcome measures
Dominika Wilczyńska (2022) (30)	34/20	31 ± 4/32 ± 4	22 ± 4	HIIT	EDU group	8-week/three 60-min training sessions a week	BDI-II
Marina Vargas-Terrones (2020) (31)	36/25	32.5 ± 3.3/32.6 ± 4.7	12–16	10-min-warm-up, 25-min-aerobic, 10-min-muscle strengthening, 5-min-coordination and balance, 5-min-pelvic-floor exercises, 5–10-min-relaxation.	usual care	three sessions per week from 12–16 gestational weeks to the end of the third trimester (weeks 38–40)	CES-D
M. Satyapriya (2013) (32)	51/45	26.41 ± 3.01/ 24.96 ± 2.58	18–20	Yoga	standard antenatal exercises	2 h/day (3 days/week) for one month	HADS
M. Perales (2014) (33)	90/77	31.08 ± 3.39/ 31.66 ± 3.86	9–12	5–8-min-warm-up, 25-min- muscle strengthening, 10-min-balancing exercises, 10-min-pelvic-floor exercises, 5–8-min-relaxation.	usual care	three times per week between 9 and 12 weeks of gestation and continued Weeks 39 and 40	CES-D
Angelo Fernando Robledo-Colonia (2012) (34)	37/37	21 ± 3/ 21 ± 3	16–20	10-min-walking, 30-min-aerobic exercise, 10-min-stretching, 10-min-relaxation.	usual care	three 60-min exercise classes per week for 3 months	CES-D
Cathryn Duchette (2021) (35)	10/9	27.1 ± 2.88/30.11 ± 4.10	20.94 ± 4.69	Yoga	usual care	at least one prenatal yoga class each week for 10 weeks	POMS
Kyle Davis (2015) (36)	20/19	29.74 ± 5.40/ 30.57 ± 4.46	>28	Yoga	usual care	yoga intervention consisted of eight consecutive 75-min weekly group classes.	EPDS

IG, Intervention group; CG, Control group; HIIT , high intensity interval training program; EDU group , educational program; BDI-II, Beck depression inventory-II; CES-D, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale; HADS, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale; POMS, Profile of Mood States Questionnaire; EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.