Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common pregnancy complication associated with substantial maternal and fetal health risks. Apart from metabolic disturbances, a confirmed GDM diagnosis often elicits anxiety, depression, and diabetes-specific distress, which may activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, exacerbate insulin resistance, and undermine glycemic regulation,...
Introduction: In the past two decades, mindfulness-based intervention programs have gradually become popular.Many studies have confirmed that these programs can effectively alleviate prenatal stress and negative emotion.The mindfulness-based stress-buffering hypothesis suggests that mindfulness training can induce changes in the levels of the cortisol secreted by the HPA axis, thereby reducing...