Long-term effects of a prenatal mindfulness intervention on depressive symptoms in a diverse sample of women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Depression is a public health crisis, and scalable, affordable interventions are needed. Although many psychosocial interventions are effective, there is little research investigating their sustained, long-term influence on well-being. The purpose of this study was to examine whether a prenatal mindfulness intervention with demonstrated benefit for women's depressive symptoms during the early postpartum period would exert effects through 8 years.

Method

The sample of 162 lower income women was racially and ethnically diverse. Women were assigned to receive an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention during pregnancy (MIND) or treatment as usual (TAU). Repeated assessments of depressive symptoms were collected using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 at baseline, posti

SUBMITTER: Roubinov DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9892277 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature