Liliana J Lengua, Stephanie F Thompson, Rebecca Calhoun, Robyn B Long, Cynthia Price, Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, Lisa Shimomaeda, Paula S Nurius, Lynn Fainsilber Katz, Jessica Sommerville, Cathryn Booth-LaForce, Anna Treadway, Alina Metje, Dannielle J Whiley, Natasha Moini
OBJECTIVES: This study examined specificity in the effects of three perinatal mindfulness-based prevention programs that differed in their timing (prenatal, postpartum) and target (maternal well-being, parenting). Effects on maternal mental health (depression, anxiety, resilience), mindfulness, and observed parenting, as well as observed, physiological, and mother-report indicators of infant self-regulation, were examined. METHODS: The programs were evaluated in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of first-time mothers ( n = 188) living in low-income contexts using intention-to-treat analysis...
2023: Mindfulness