Designing a Mindfulness Resource for Expectant and New Mothers to Promote Maternal Mental Wellness: Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Learning Preferences

Abbass‐Dick, Jennifer; Sun, Winnie; Stanyon, Wendy; Papaconstantinou, Efrosini; D’Paiva, Valerie; Jiwani-Ebrahim, Nilusha; Dennis, Cindy‐Lee

doi:10.1007/s10826-019-01657-5

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“…As an example, health care policies could be reimagined to provide psychological intervention and protection to circumvent the detrimental impact of racial discrimination and stress on Black mothers. Many generalized stress interventions have been tested (143,144), but to our knowledge, there are no evidence-based interventions specifically designed to tackle race-based discrimination stress in racially minoritized pregnant mothers.…”

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confidence: 99%

From Womb to Neighborhood: A Racial Analysis of Social Determinants of Psychosis in the United States

Anglin

Ereshefsky

Klaunig

et al. 2021

AJP

158

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Section: Recommendationsmentioning

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From Womb to Neighborhood: A Racial Analysis of Social Determinants of Psychosis in the United States

Anglin

Ereshefsky

Klaunig

et al. 2021

AJP

158

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“…In our first hypothesis, we assumed that the childbirth experience is positively influenced by a better sociocultural background (Varga et al 2011;Sallay et al 2015;Mehata et al 2017;Oyinlola et al 2018;Tocchioni et al 2018), social support (Duncan and Bardacke 2010;Hildingsson et al 2011;Aune et al 2015;Kisdi 2016;Henriksen et al 2017;Abbass-Dick et al 2020;Damashek et al 2020) a supportive hospital environment (free choice of doctor and midwife, hospital equipment) (Lavender et al 1999;Kitzinger 2006;Lothian 2006;Fleming et al 2011;Farahat et al 2015;Karlström et al 2015;Henriksen et al 2017), and informal payment (Baji et al 2017).…”

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“…Hildingsson et al (2011) associate a father's positive birth experience and, later, the strength of ties between father and child with the degree and quality of engagement experienced during the childbirth process. Some research called attention to the psychological aspect of preparation, supporting efforts to provide psychophysical preparation for expectant women, which has, in addition to obstetrical advantages, positive physiological, psychological and emotional outcomes in the delivery room (Tiba et al 1985;Tiba and Miklósi 1987;Duncan and Bardacke 2010;Henriksen et al 2017;Abbass-Dick et al 2020;Damashek et al 2020).…”

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Appraisals of Childbirth Experience in Hungary

Engler¹,

Aczél²,

Dusa³

et al. 2021

Social Sciences

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The main focus of our research is to identify the factors that impact childbirth experience positively and negatively, with special attention to the case of caesarean sections. Drawing on a telephone survey conducted over four years between 2021 and 2018, we use data on 2000 Hungarian mothers and assessed a total of 4266 births. According to the regression analysis, there is a significant association between childbirth experience and settlement type, marital status, financial situation and factors measuring social support, as well as between high-risk pregnancy and informal patient payments. Significant results relating to caesarean sections indicate that the proportion of this mode of birth is higher among women who are older, completed a higher level of education and who live in settlements of a larger type. Based on regression analysis, we can conclude that the likelihood of opting for a caesarean section increases with the mother having a degree or diploma, giving birth with support from an obstetrician of her own choice, experiencing high-risk pregnancy or being older.

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“…Although many studies have examined the positive link between trait mindful awareness and individual well-being, there is a paucity of studies examining the association of trait mindful awareness during the transition to parenthood. Participants in an exploratory study reported their knowledge, interest, and preferences in learning about mindfulness, with overwhelming (over 85%) interest in learning more about mindful breathing, everyday mindfulness, body scan, and loving kindness (Abbass-Dick et al, 2020). This, along with the positive associations between trait mindfulness and mental health, led Abbass-Dick and colleagues (2020) to conclude that mindfulness needs to be utilized to promote mental wellness during the transition to parenthood.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Because trait mindfulness is related to positive changes in mental health, lower stress (Creswell et al, 2014), and higher resiliency (Brown et al, 2012), it could be utilized to promote mental wellness during the transition to parenthood (Abbass-Dick et al, 2020). Mindful individuals can consciously slow down, breathe deeply, intentionally focus on the present moment, and accept their current experience.…”

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Mindfulness and individual, relational, and parental outcomes during the transition to parenthood

Leavitt

Wikle

Holmes

et al. 2022

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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With more than one million couples transitioning to parenthood each year, finding ways to enable healthier transitions is salient. Trait mindful awareness and sexual mindfulness were examined in an Actor Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) framework using 169 mixed-sex, married couples to evaluate their association with individual, relational, and parental outcomes. For couples who have transitioned to parenthood, mothers’ trait mindfulness was associated with their own higher mental health and fathers; trait mindfulness was associated with their own higher quality mental health; mothers’ and fathers’ sexually mindful nonjudgment, an ability to remain mindful during sex, was associated with fathers’ higher quality mental health and mothers’ sexually mindful nonjudgment was associated with their own higher quality mental health. Mothers’ trait mindfulness was also associated with their report of lower pregnancy and delivery stress. Higher reports of sexual nonjudgement by both mothers and father were also associated with higher parenting satisfaction for fathers. Thus, mindfulness and sexual mindfulness may be particularly important skills to support new parents’ mental health, relational satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and parenting satisfaction. Transition to parenthood scholars and practitioners have long been invested in understanding risk and protective factors for new parents and are commonly seeking important points of education and/or intervention to support this transition. Our study suggests mindfulness may both reduce risk and promote healthy behaviors that support mothers, fathers, and their relationship.

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Designing a Mindfulness Resource for Expectant and New Mothers to Promote Maternal Mental Wellness: Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Learning Preferences

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

From Womb to Neighborhood: A Racial Analysis of Social Determinants of Psychosis in the United States

From Womb to Neighborhood: A Racial Analysis of Social Determinants of Psychosis in the United States

Appraisals of Childbirth Experience in Hungary

Mindfulness and individual, relational, and parental outcomes during the transition to parenthood

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