Effectiveness of an online Japanese version of the mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting programme on prenatal mental health: A single group clinical trial

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Midwifery Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2025.104379

Ayumi Tanke , Hiromi Tobe , Yuriko Usui , Kaori Yonezawa , Emi Tahara-Sasagawa , Megumi Haruna

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Abstract

Problem

Pregnant women frequently experience psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, and excessive fear of childbirth. Non-pharmacological approaches for improving the mental health of pregnant women are increasingly needed in public health.

Background

Mindfulness-based interventions are among the most promising approaches to improving mental health.

Aim

This study aimed to 1) develop a short online Japanese version of the mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting programme, and 2) investigate its effectiveness in improving mental health after intervention and birth.

Methods

A pre- and post-test study was conducted in Japan from February to October 2021 on a single group of 37 healthy pregnant women (16–34 gestational weeks). The four-week online mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting programme included psychoeducation based on mindfulness practices and the physiological processes of pregnancy and childbirth. Participants self-reported their evaluations of mindfulness, self-esteem, subjective happiness, sense of coherence, depression, stress, anxiety, and fear of childbirth before and after the programme (response rate: 97.4 %). The pre- and post-intervention responses were compared using a paired t-test.

Results

The results showed a significant reduction in perceived stress and fear of childbirth and an increase in mindfulness, self-esteem, and subjective happiness. No significant effects were observed in this low-risk population with regard to perinatal depression, anxiety, or sense of coherence.

Conclusion

The newly developed condensed version of the mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting programme significantly improved maternal mental health. Further studies are required to clarify its effectiveness in larger and more diverse samples of pregnant women.

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Midwifery 医学-护理

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

7.40%

发文量

221

审稿时长

13.4 weeks

期刊介绍： Midwifery publishes the latest peer reviewed international research to inform the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of pregnancy, birth and maternity care for childbearing women, their babies and families. The journal’s publications support midwives and maternity care providers to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes informed by best available evidence. Midwifery provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances in evidence, controversies and current research, and promotes continuing education through publication of systematic and other scholarly reviews and updates. Midwifery articles cover the cultural, clinical, psycho-social, sociological, epidemiological, education, managerial, workforce, organizational and technological areas of practice in preconception, maternal and infant care. The journal welcomes the highest quality scholarly research that employs rigorous methodology. Midwifery is a leading international journal in midwifery and maternal health with a current impact factor of 1.861 (© Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2016) and employs a double-blind peer review process.