Are Mindfulness‐Based Interventions as Effective as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Reducing Symptoms of Complicated Perinatal Grief? A Systematic Review

• Published in: Journal of midwifery & women's health Vol. 67; no. 2; pp. 209 - 225
• Main Authors: Dolan, Niamh, Grealish, Annmarie, Tuohy, Teresa, Bright, Ann‐Marie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Behavior modification; Bereavement; Clinical outcomes; Clinical trials; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Cognitive therapy; Cognitive-behavioral factors; Female; Grief; Health care; Humans; Intervention; Mental depression; Mindfulness; mindfulness‐based interventions; perinatal bereavement; Perinatal care; perinatal grief; Post traumatic stress disorder; Postpartum depression; Pregnancy; Qualitative research; Quality of care; Symptom management; Symptoms; Systematic review; cognitive behavioral therapy; perinatal grief; mindfulness-based interventions; systematic review; perinatal bereavement
• ISSN: 1526-9523; 1542-2011; 1542-2011
• DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13335

Introduction Perinatal loss can be a devastating experience for parents that can result in complicated grief symptoms that include depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress. Perinatal bereavement care pathways have been developed internationally within health care services; however, there is an...