Une  intervention de groupe brève pour favoriser le bien-être des femmes enceintes pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 et soutenir la résilience des familles

Berthelot, Nicolas; Drouin-Maziade, Christine; Bergeron, Vanessa; Garon-Bissonnette, Julia; Sériès, Thibaut

doi:10.54488/ijcar.2022.307

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“…Second, as shown in a previous study (Berthelot et al., 2022), some participants identified that the program led to new insights about their functioning and the impact of their traumatic past. They reported sharing their insights with their partners, which contributed to a shared benevolent understanding of themselves.…”

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“…A preliminary evaluation of STEP‐COVID showed that women who participated in the intervention, and not women receiving treatment‐as‐usual (TAU), showed a significant decrease in psychological distress and a significant increase in positive affectivity over the course of pregnancy (Berthelot et al., 2023). Participants in STEP‐COVID also reported significant changes during the program on resilience‐promoting factors (Berthelot, Drouin‐Maziade, et al., 2022).…”

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Spillover effects on the relationship with the partner of a mentalization‐based intervention for pregnant women

Berthelot,

Larouche,

Garon‐Bissonnette

et al. 2024

Infant Mental Health Journal

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The birth of a child has been associated with a decline in couple satisfaction, which has implications for the child's social‐emotional development. This study investigated the potential spillover effect on pregnant women's perceptions of their relationships with their partners of the Supporting the Transition to and Engagement in Parenthood (STEP) program, a brief trauma‐informed mentalization‐based prenatal group intervention. Participants (94% White) were recruited in prenatal clinics and through online advertisements in Quebec, Canada. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from participants assigned to the STEP program (n = 42) and those receiving treatment‐as‐usual (TAU; n = 125). Women participating in STEP reported significant improvements in their relationships with their partners compared to those assigned to TAU. More precisely, they reported higher couple satisfaction, enhanced communication, and increased interest in their partners’ emotional experience. The qualitative analysis further substantiated these results, with participants reporting having involved their partners in their pregnancy, shared their insights about themselves with their partners and gained fresh perspectives on their relationships. Participants in STEP also expressed sharing program materials with their partners and considered that such interventions should be extended to expecting fathers. This study underscores the potential of mentalization‐based interventions to indirectly contribute to couple relationships, which may have positive implications for parenting and the infant.

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Spillover effects on the relationship with the partner of a mentalization‐based intervention for pregnant women

Berthelot,

Larouche,

Garon‐Bissonnette

et al. 2024

Infant Mental Health Journal

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“…Our findings that a brief online intervention could contribute to mitigating psychological distress and post-traumatic symptoms, increasing positive affectivity, enhancing resilience, improving the quality of the relationship with the partner and supporting a more positive view of self in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic has important implications for clinical practice and public health. The results also offer additional support concerning the acceptability of STEP programs 48,49 and the effectiveness of mentalization-based interventions during the prenatal period 22,[50][51][52] .…”

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STEP-COVID: a pilot study of a prenatal intervention for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Berthelot

Garon-Bissonnette

Drouin-Maziade

et al. 2023

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with a global increase in psychological distress in pregnant women. This study evaluated the effects of STEP-COVID, a six-session mentalization-based prenatal group program offered online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 100 participants were allocated to STEP-COVID or to the natural trajectory of prenatal care. Pre- and post-intervention assessments included measures of psychological distress, post-traumatic symptoms and positive affectivity. Perception of change during pregnancy on resilience-promoting factors was also assessed at post-intervention. A significant decrease in psychological distress and post-traumatic symptoms and an increase in positive affectivity were observed in participants in the intervention condition, whereas only post-traumatic symptoms improved in the control condition. Women who participated in STEP-COVID also reported greater changes during pregnancy on resilience-promoting factors than women in the control condition. Results hold promise for buffering the effect of the pandemic on the mental health of pregnant women using brief online interventions. Clinical trial registration: NCT05419167 (15/06/2022)

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L’expérience des participantes au programme STEP : une intervention prénatale pour les femmes ayant subi de mauvais traitements durant leur enfance

Berthelot

Goupil

Drouin-Maziade

et al. 2022

Revue de psychoéducation

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L'expérience des participantes au programme STEP : une intervention prénatale pour les femmes ayant subi de mauvais traitements durant leur enfance Résumé Contexte : Le programme STEP est une intervention prénatale de groupe destinée aux femmes enceintes ayant vécu des traumatismes interpersonnels au cours de leur enfance tels que la maltraitance. La présente étude vise à décrire l'expérience des participantes de leur participation au programme. Méthodologie : Des entretiens individuels ont été réalisés auprès de 21 participantes ayant complété le programme afin de sonder leur appréciation de l'intervention, l'adéquation entre le contenu et leurs attentes, les points forts et les points faibles, la sensibilité à leur réalité personnelle, familiale et culturelle ainsi que l'importance qu'elles attribuent aux différents thèmes abordés. Résultats : Les participantes se représentent le programme STEP comme une occasion unique d'exploration de soi à titre d'individu et de mère et considèrent que le programme favorise un sentiment subjectif de mieux-être. Trois dimensions ont été identifiées au coeur de cette expérience : (1) le contenu du programme est perçu comme étant sensible, équilibré, concret et progressif, (2) le collectif/entre-mères favorise la socialisation de la maternité, la prise de recul, les échanges et la validation de soi et (3) le cadre d'animation sécurisant est perçu par le biais de la bienveillance de l'équipe d'animation, sa compétence, sa cohésion et la réciprocité dont elle fait preuve dans sa relation avec les participantes. Discussion : Les résultats soutiennent que les femmes enceintes ayant vécu une forme de traumatisme interpersonnel perçoivent que le programme STEP répond à leurs besoins et que ses composantes favorisent une expérience plus profonde et sereine de leur grossesse ainsi qu'une meilleure disposition à accueillir leur enfant. EXPÉRIENCE DU PROGRAMME STEP 3 Mots clés : grossesse; maltraitance; prévention; mentalisation; qualitative Participants' experience of the STEP program: a prenatal intervention for women with histories of childhood maltreatment

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Une intervention de groupe brève pour favoriser le bien-être des femmes enceintes pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 et soutenir la résilience des familles

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Spillover effects on the relationship with the partner of a mentalization‐based intervention for pregnant women

Spillover effects on the relationship with the partner of a mentalization‐based intervention for pregnant women

STEP-COVID: a pilot study of a prenatal intervention for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic

L’expérience des participantes au programme STEP : une intervention prénatale pour les femmes ayant subi de mauvais traitements durant leur enfance

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