Journal article
Mindfulness approaches to childbirth and parenting
- Abstract:
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Mindfulness meditation Is increasingly being used as a way of managing pain, reducing stress and anxiety and, in the form of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), as a way of reducing the risk of recurrence in depression (NICE, 2004). This article considers its potential for parents preparing for childbirth focusing on three areas: managing pain during pregnancy and labour; reducing risk of perinatal depression; and increasing 'availability' of attention for the infant. The encouraging ...
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- Journal:
- British Journal of Midwifery
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 10
- Pages:
- 630-635
- Publication date:
- 2009-10-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0969-4900
- Source identifiers:
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379366
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:379366
- UUID:
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uuid:c27e6813-8e4c-4cdf-af85-cdc52f4f64c4
- Local pid:
- pubs:379366
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-17
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- Copyright date:
- 2009
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