PregnancyMay 2026Riane Bradbury-Huang, Lindsay Quinn, Ellen L Tilden et al.
Previous research has shown that preventive counseling for women at high risk of perinatal depression leads to a reduction in the development of perinatal depression and is cost-effective. Barriers of cost, transit, time, and staffing limit accessibility of these services. We examined whether a theoretical, virtual, group, social worker (SW)-led Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)...
Perinatal depression is a leading cause of preventable US maternal morbidity and mortality. Although Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Perinatal Depression (MBCT-PD) is highly effective, it faces significant scalability challenges. Center M, a brief, group-based, mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention, is an adaptation of MBCT-PD designed to overcome these...
Existing and emerging evidence indicates that perinatal depression is a key contributor to preventable morbidity and mortality during and after childbearing. Despite this, there are few effective options for prevention and treatment that are readily accessible for and appealing to pregnant people. Aspects of routine health care systems contribute to this situation. Furthermore, societal and...