The Effects of a Prenatal Mindfulness Intervention on Infant Autonomic and Behavioral Reactivity and Regulation
| Autor: | Amanda N, Noroña-Zhou, Michael, Coccia, Elissa, Epel, Cassandra, Vieten, Nancy E, Adler, Barbara, Laraia, Karen, Jones-Mason, Abbey, Alkon, Nicole R, Bush |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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mindfulness
6.6 Psychological and behavioural Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities OR = odds ratio Mothers stress reactivity Reproductive health and childbirth Autonomic Nervous System Stress Cardiovascular Medical and Health Sciences TAU = treatment-as-usual Pregnancy Clinical Research Complementary and Integrative Health Behavioral and Social Science Humans prenatal programming Conditions Affecting the Embryonic and Fetal Periods RSA = respiratory sinus arrhythmia Child ANS = autonomic nervous system Applied Psychology intervention Pediatric Psychiatry PNS = parasympathetic nervous system Prevention Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Infant Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health Good Health and Well Being PEP = preejection period Psychological SNS = sympathetic nervous system Female Mindfulness Mind and Body Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Psychosomatic medicine, vol 84, iss 5 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveMaternal health and wellness during pregnancy are associated with long-term health outcomes in children. The current study examined whether infants of women who participated in a mindfulness-based intervention during pregnancy that reduced levels of stress and depression, increased physical activity, and improved glucose tolerance differed on biobehavioral markers of psychopathological and physical health risk compared with infants of women who did not.MethodsParticipants were 135 mother-infant dyads drawn from a racially and ethnically diverse, low-income sample experiencing high stress. The women participated in an intervention trial during pregnancy that involved assignment to either mindfulness-based intervention or treatment-as-usual (TAU). Infants of women from both groups were assessed at 6 months of age on sympathetic (preejection period), parasympathetic (respiratory sinus arrhythmia), and observed behavioral (negativity and object engagement) reactivity and regulation during the still face paradigm. Linear mixed-effects and generalized linear mixed-effects models were used to examine treatment group differences in infant outcomes.ResultsRelative to those in the intervention group, infants in the TAU group showed a delay in sympathetic activation and subsequent recovery across the still face paradigm. In addition, infants in the intervention group engaged in higher proportions of self-regulatory behavior during the paradigm, compared with the TAU group. No significant effect of intervention was found for parasympathetic response or for behavioral negativity during the still face paradigm.ConclusionsFindings provide evidence that maternal participation in a short-term, group mindfulness-based intervention during pregnancy is associated with the early development of salutary profiles of biobehavioral reactivity and regulation in their infants. Because these systems are relevant for psychopathology and physical health, prenatal behavioral interventions may benefit two generations. |
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