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Mindfulness Courses which are based on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction curriculum reach people in hospitals, clinics, schools, the military, businesses and correctional facilities all over the world.  Published research on the therapeutic impact of Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) are found in peer-reviewed medical, mental health and educational journals. Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting is one of those MBIs, and studies of MBCP’s impact are ongoing.

Here is a partial list of articles—all open-access—which have been published about Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting. For an expanded list of articles, chapters, lectures and MBCP research partners please click here.

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

• 2021: Verina-Skiba IK, de Bruin EI, van Steensel FJA, Bögels SM. Fear of childbirth, non-urgent obstetric interventions, and newborn outcomes: A randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting with enhanced care as usual in Birth

• 2018: Kantrowitz-Gordon I, Abbot S and Hoehn R. Mindfulness Childbirth Classes Transform the Experience of Postpartum Women in Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health

• 2018: Lonnberg G, Nissan E and Niemi M. What is learned from Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting education? in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

• 2017: Duncan LG, Cohen MA, Chao MT et al. Benefits of preparing for childbirth with mindfulness training: a randomized controlled trial with active comparison, in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

• 2016: Warriner S, Hunter L, Dymond M. Mindfulness in Maternity: Evaluation of a Course for Midwives, in the British Journal of Midwifery

• 2016: Veringa IK, de Bruin EI, Bardacke N et al. “I’ve Changed My Mind,” Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) for pregnant women with a high level of fear of childbirth and their partners: study protocol of the quasi-experimental controlled trial, in BMC Psychiatry

• 2015: Duncan LG and Shaddix M. Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP): Innovation in birth preparation to support healthy, happy families, in the International Journal of Birth & Parent Education

• 2013: Warriner S and Dymond M. Mindfulness in maternity in British Journal of Midwifery

• 2010: Duncan LG and Bardacke N. Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting Education (MBCP): Promoting Family Mindfulness During the Perinatal Period in the Journal of Child and Family Studies

• 2009:  Duncan LG, Coatsworth JD and Greenberg MT. A Model of Mindful Parenting: Implications for Parent–Child Relationships and Prevention Research in Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review