Maternal-physiological parameters and prenatal mindfulness interventions - A scoping review.
Journal of education and health promotion January 1, 2025 Prathibha Lydia Braggs, Judith Angelitta Noronha, Shripad Hebbar et al.
A scoping review mapped how mindfulness affects pregnant women's physiological parameters, not just mental health. Six clinical trials were identified from 497 screened articles. Parameters examined included blood pressure, cortisol, heart rate variability, body mass index, HbA1c, and blood glucose. Mindfulness showed efficacy for blood pressure, cortisol, heart rate variability, and blood glucose, but it remains unclear whether effects are pregnancy-related or due to normal physiological changes. The review concludes that very few maternal physiological parameters have been studied in detail and that extensive research is needed.