Effect of a mindfulness-based pilot intervention on maternal-fetal bonding
Karina M Shreffler1, Stacy Tiemeyer1, Lucia Ciciolla2
1Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
Abstract:
This pilot study explored the effects of a two-week mindfulness-based intervention designed to enhance maternal-fetal bonding among pregnant women. Participants who listened to their baby's heartbeat every day for two weeks and received four texts per week with mindfulness-based activities to do from home reported a significant increase in reported maternal-fetal attachment scores across the study period. Enhancing maternal-fetal bonding through this low-cost intervention has the potential for reducing adverse birth outcomes.
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