biostudies-literatureSacristan-Martin OInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón)Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón654https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6956498biostudies-literatureUnknown20(1)<h4>Background</h4>Pregnancy and the postpartum period are times of great change for women and their partners, often bringing substantial challenges and stress. Approximately 10%-20% of women suffer from mood disorders such as depression in the perinatal period. There are risks involved in using psychopharmacological interventions to treat perinatal depression. Mindfulness and compassion-based educational programs could be efficacious and cost-effective options for the prevention and treatment of perinatal mood disorders. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of an adapted Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) program that includes compassion training for pregnant women in primary care (PC) settings in the Spanish National Health System to decrease perinatal depressioTrialsA mindfulness and compassion-based program applied to pregnant women and their partners to decrease depression symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.PMC6956498G-99426132Garcia-Campayo JDuncan LGSacristan-Martin OBardacke NBarcelo-Soler AMontero-Marin JFernandez-Alonso CGarcia-Sacristan GSanted MAGarcia-Sacristan DfalseA mindfulness and compassion-based program applied to pregnant women and their partners to decrease depression symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.<h4>Background</h4>Pregnancy and the postpartum period are times of great change for women and their partners, often bringing substantial challenges and stress. Approximately 10%-20% of women suffer from mood disorders such as depression in the perinatal period. There are risks involved in using psychopharmacological interventions to treat perinatal depression. Mindfulness and compassion-based educational programs could be efficacious and cost-effective options for the prevention and treatment of perinatal mood disorders. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of an adapted Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) program that includes compassion training for pregnant women in primary care (PC) settings in the Spanish National Health System to decrease perinatal depressio2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Nov2026-07-16T02:09:00.141Z2020-05-22T08:31:00ZS-EPMC69564983177968310.1186/s13063-019-3739-z