Effects of a Personalized Stress Management Intervention on Maternal Mental Health: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

While interventions to mitigate and prevent perinatal maternal distress exist, none are personalized based on participants' daily experiences and intervention response. This study compared maternal distress outcomes (depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, perceived stress) between perinatal individuals receiving a personalized mobile health-enhanced cognitive-behavioral intervention and individuals receiving usual prenatal care.

Methods

Pregnant individuals ≤ 22 weeks' gestation recruited from six prenatal care clinics were randomized to the intervention or usual prenatal care. Intervention participants received a 12-session adaptation of the Mothers and Babies intervention (MB-P), personalized by just-in-time stress reduction and mindfulness content based on elevate

SUBMITTER: Tandon SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12702803 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature