Effect of prenatal mindfulness training on depressive symptom severity through 18-months postpartum: A latent profile analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined whether prenatal mindfulness training was associated with lower depressive symptoms through 18-months postpartum compared to treatment as usual (TAU).

Method

A controlled, quasi-experimental trial compared prenatal mindfulness training (MMT) to TAU. We collected depressive symptom data at post-intervention, 6-, and 18-months postpartum. Latent profile analysis identified depressive symptom profiles, and multinomial logistic regression examined whether treatment condition predicted profile.

Results

Three depressive symptom severity profiles emerged: none/minimal, mild, and moderate. Adjusting for relevant covariates, MMT participants were less likely than TAU participants to be in the moderate profile than the none/minimal profile (OR = 0.13, 95%

SUBMITTER: Felder JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695044 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature