Which breathing practices are good during pregnancy
Calm practices for settling down, sleep and focus work well — a couple of minutes a day rather than a marathon.
The Mindfulness section has 12 ready practices for different states and a builder where you can set your own rhythm of inhale, hold and exhale and pick a background sound.
Regularity matters more than length here: the breathing skill will serve you in labour and on the anxious days before it.
If a practice makes you uncomfortable or dizzy, stop and talk it through with your doctor.
Updated: 2026-08-04