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

ABSTRACT: This systematic review aims to assess the effect of mindfulness-based interventions carried out during pregnancy exploring mindfulness and mental health outcomes. A systematic review was conducted to appraise the current literature on the subject area. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were agreed and after reviewing titles, abstracts and full papers, 14 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. The quality of included articles was checked using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. Pooled results of the randomised controlled trials (RCTs) reporting outcomes on anxiety, depression and perceived stress indicated no differences between the mindfulness intervention group and the control group. Pooled results of the non-RCTs reporting anxiety, depressi

SUBMITTER: Dhillon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5693962 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature