Mindfulness-Based Interventions During Pregnancy: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Mindfulness

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1421-1437

  Dhillon, Anjulie ^a   Sparkes, Elizabeth ^b   Duarte, Rui V ^c  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Labour; Maternal health; Mindfulness; Perinatal; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85035079755     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-017-0726-x     Document Type: Review

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