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

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Woolhouse, Hannah ^a,b   Mercuri, Kristine ^b   Judd, Fiona ^b,c   Brown, Stephanie J ^a,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal anxiety; Antenatal care8Stress in pregnancy; Antenatal depression; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY AND STRESS SCALE 21; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDBABYBODY PROGRAM; MINDFULNESS; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PILOT STUDY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; MINDFULNESS; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84965189401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-014-0369-z     Document Type: Article

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