Fear of childbirth, nonurgent obstetric interventions, and newborn outcomes: A randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting with enhanced care as usual.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting (MBCP) or enhanced care as usual (ECAU) for expectant couples decreases fear of childbirth (FOC) and nonurgent obstetric interventions during labor and improves newborn outcomes.

Design

Randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Midwifery settings, the Netherlands, April 2014-July 2017.

Population

Pregnant women with high FOC (n = 141) and partners.

Methods

Allocation to MBCP or ECAU. Hierarchical multilevel and intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses.

Main outcome measures

Primary: pre-/postintervention FOC, labor anxiety disorder, labor pain (catastrophizing and acceptance), and preferences for nonurgent obstetric interventions. Secondary: rates of epidural ana

SUBMITTER: Veringa-Skiba IK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature