The mindful moms training: development of a mindfulness-based intervention to reduce stress and overeating during pregnancy
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth June 1, 2018 Cassandra Vieten, Barbara A. Laraia, Jean L. Kristeller et al. 79 citations
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is a time of high risk for excessive weight gain, leading to health-related consequences for mothers and offspring. Theory-based obesity interventions that target proposed mechanisms of biobehavioral change are needed, in addition to simply providing nutritional and weight gain directives. Mindfulness training is hypothesized to reduce stress and non-homeostatic eating...