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Heidemarie K Laurent

2 papers in the library · 5 citations · publishing 2025-2026

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What Is a Mindful Parenting Response? A Preliminary Study Connecting Mothers’ State Mindfulness to Their Neural Response to Infant and Parenting Outcomes

Mindfulness June 15, 2026 Vani Gupta, Heidemarie K Laurent

Abstract Objectives Mindful parenting involves moment-to-moment awareness in the parent-child relationship, especially during emotional challenges. To better understand the neural processes involved in a mindful parental response, we investigated relations between mothers’ state mindfulness and neural responses to their own infant’s distress. We further tested whether neural signatures of state...

The relational dimension in mindfulness intervention effects: results of a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting.

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth May 10, 2025 Heidemarie K Laurent, Katherine L Haigler, Marissa D Sbrilli et al. 5 citations

Although secular mindfulness interventions draw from contemplative traditions emphasizing relationality, evidence for impacts of such interventions on relational outcomes remains inconsistent. This study was designed to clarify conditions under which mindfulness training can improve relational functioning in a perinatal context where quality of relationship-building carries particularly...