Effectiveness of a mindfulness-based childbirth education pilot study on maternal self-efficacy and fear of childbirth

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 192-197

  Byrne, Jean ^a   Hauck, Yvonne ^a   Fisher, Colleen ^b   Bayes, Sara ^c   Schutze, Robert ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d The University of Nottingham ^*

Author keywords

Childbirth education; Complementary and alternative therapies; Education; Midwifery; Pain and coping during labor; Patient education; Quantitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; EDINBURGH POST NATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EFFECT SIZE; EMPOWERMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MATERNAL STRESS; MINDFUL ATTENTION AWARENESS SCALE; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS BASED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; WIJMA DELIVERY EXPECTANCY QUESTIONNAIRE; BIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; DEPRESSION; LABOR PAIN; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; MINDFULNESS; PARTURITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84898601807     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12075     Document Type: Article

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