PLoS One
2025
Dahee Wi, Rachel Y Lee, Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon
7 citations
Sleep deficiency is common during pregnancy, with consequences for maternal and fetal health. This pilot study assessed the efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of a six-week, online, mindfulness-based intervention (OPTIMISM) in pregnant women with sleep deficiency. Participants were randomized to either mindfulness (self-directed learning modules about mindfulness meditation, sleep...
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
September 1, 2023
Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, Melissa D. Avery
2 citations
Mindfulness has a natural affinity with midwifery practice. By attending to the holistic care of our patients, we have an interest in helping our patients cope with life stressors in addition to physical and mental health conditions and normal life changes across the lifespan. The use of mindfulness meditation as a therapeutic approach to reduce stress, improve mental health, manage pain, and...
Mindfulness
March 7, 2023
Liliana J. Lengua, Stephanie Thompson, Rebecca E. Calhoun et al.
Objectives: This study examined specificity in the effects of three perinatal mindfulness-based prevention programs that differed in their timing (prenatal, postpartum) and target (maternal well-being, parenting). Effects on maternal mental health (depression, anxiety, resilience), mindfulness, and observed parenting, as well as observed, physiological, and mother-report indicators of infant...
Pilot and Feasibility Studies
September 20, 2020
Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, Susan M. McCurry, Carol A. Landis et al.
Abstract Background Sleep deficiency affects a majority of pregnant women with significant impact on daily function, mood, and pregnancy and birth outcomes. This ongoing study combines two evidence-based strategies for improving sleep and mood, mindfulness meditation and cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), in a unique online format to address the particular needs of pregnant...
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
June 20, 2018
Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, Shannon Abbott, Rachel Hoehn
Introduction: The postpartum period can be a challenging experience for many women as they adjust to the physical and social changes after childbirth. Mindfulness-based interventions have been developed for stress reduction in a variety of health contexts, including pregnancy. These interventions provide strategies that may help new mothers handle the physical, emotional, and relationship...