Mindfulness and Cardiometabolic Health During Pregnancy: An Integrative Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cardiometabolic health during pregnancy has potential to influence long-term chronic disease risk for both mother and offspring. Mindfulness practices have been associated with improved cardiometabolic health in non-pregnant populations. The objective was to evaluate diverse studies that explored relationships between prenatal mindfulness and maternal cardiometabolic health.

Method

An integrative review was conducted in January 2023 across five databases to identify and evaluate studies of diverse methodologies and data types. Quantitative studies that examined mindfulness as an intervention or exposure variable during pregnancy and reported any of the following outcomes were considered: gestational weight gain (GWG), blood glucose, insulin resistance, gestational

SUBMITTER: Lindsay KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11741670 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature