A Mindfulness Application for Reducing Prenatal Stress
DiscussionOur recruitment rate suggests pregnant patients are eager for a nonmedication intervention to decrease stress. However, adherence after enrollment was limited. For a subset of motivated patients, an app-based mindfulness practice significantly reduced perceived stress between the second and third trimesters compared with non-app users. Prenatal mindfulness apps represent an important low-intervention, low-cost, highly accessible tool for managing perinatal mood and stress.
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - Category: Midwifery Authors: Anne C. Porter,
Sharon Hunter,
Kate Noonan,
M. Camille Hoffman Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
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