TY  - JOUR
AU  - Farewell, Charlotte V.
AU  - Walls, Jessica
AU  - Powers, Jamie
AU  - Whalen, Joanne
AU  - Shefferman, Meredith
AU  - Leiferman, Jenn
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/09/09
TI  - Feasibility of a Perinatal Mindfulness-Based Intervention Delivered Remotely Due to COVID-19
JO  - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
SP  - 028
VL  - 06
IS  - 03
AB  - Mind–body interventions have shown promise for improving prenatal mental health. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of a prenatal mind-body intervention delivered remotely due to COVID-19 and preliminary efficacy with respect to mental health outcomes. This study used a simultaneous mixed methods approach (n = 27). Mixed methods data were collected to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the remotely delivered program (I.e., acceptability, practicality, demand, sustainability). Findings suggests that remote delivery of the Mindful Moms-to-Be program is acceptable. Half of the sample (45%) reported that they felt remote participation was more acceptable compared to in-person programming and approximately 1/3 reported that either format would be acceptable. Additionally, 36% of participants reported that remote participation did not impact their ability to participate and 46% reported that it increased their ability to participate. A majority (63%) of participants reported feeling moderately or extremely likely to sustain the habits learned in the program after birth. Finally, after participating in the program, participants reported statistically significant increases in resilience (t (26) = -3.89, p
SN  - 2573-4393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2103028
DO  - 10.21926/obm.icm.2103028
ID  - Farewell2021
ER  -