The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Counseling on the Mental Health of Women With a History of COVID-19 During Pregnancy: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
Brain and behavior October 1, 2024 Najmeh Shahriyari, Shabnam Omidvar, Farideh Mohsenzadeh-Ledari et al. 1 citation
Online mindfulness-based counseling improved postpartum mental health among women in Iran who had COVID-19 during pregnancy. After eight weekly sessions, the intervention group's mean mental health score dropped from 29.42 to 19.80 (lower scores indicate better mental health), while the control group remained nearly unchanged (26.26 to 25.92). Somatic symptoms, depression, anxiety and insomnia, and social dysfunction all showed significantly greater improvement in the counseling group. The authors suggest the approach is beneficial but caution that further randomized clinical trials are needed before drawing definitive conclusions.