ArticleBritish journal of midwifery2009
Mindfulness approaches to childbirth and parenting.
Article in British journal of midwifery, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04876014 (A Guided Mobile-Based Perinatal Mindfulness Intervention - A Randomized Control Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Guided Mobile-Based Perinatal Mindfulness Intervention - A Randomized Control Trial
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
- HAPPY MAMA Project (Part 2)-Maternal Distress and Self-Efficacy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Field Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on maternal anxiety and self-efficacy: A randomized controlled trial.Brain and behavior · 2020Trial
- Antenatal mindfulness intervention to reduce depression, anxiety and stress: a pilot randomised controlled trial of the MindBabyBody program in an Australian tertiary maternity hospital.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2014Trial
- Enhancing Childbirth Experience: The Combined Effects of Free Positioning and Mindful Relaxation Techniques on Pain Alleviation and Labor Duration Reduction.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of mindfulness training on pregnancy stress and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in women in China: A multicenter randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Study protocol of guided mobile-based perinatal mindfulness intervention (GMBPMI) - a randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2022Article
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- What is learned from Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting Education? - Participants' experiences.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
Abstract
Mindfulness meditation is increasingly being used as a way of managing pain, reducing stress and anxiety and, in the form of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), as a way of reducing the risk of recurrence in depression (NICE, 2004). This article considers its potential for parents preparing for childbirth focusing on three areas: managing pain during pregnancy and labour; reducing risk of perinatal depression; and increasing 'availability' of attention for the infant. The encouraging evidence to date suggests the possibility that mindfulness has an important contribution to make, both for reducing vulnerability in high-risk groups and as a universal intervention.
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