Conscious Pregnancy: Supporting Maternal Cardiometabolic Health With Mindfulness

Description

A pilot randomized control trial (RCT) to examine the efficacy of a culturally tailored mindfulness intervention upon fasting cardiometabolic factors (including markers of glycemic control) and inflammatory gene expression in n=60 (n=30 intervention, n=30 wait-list control) low-income Spanish-speaking Latina pregnant women. The study will be conducted in partnership with MOMS, a nonprofit community organization that serves low-income pregnant and postpartum women.

Conditions

Maternal Cardiometabolic Health, Molecular Impact of Psychological Stress and Socioeconomic Adversity, Maternal Inflammatory Markers, Maternal Diabetes, Maternal Behavior, Maternal Distress

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

A pilot randomized control trial (RCT) to examine the efficacy of a culturally tailored mindfulness intervention upon fasting cardiometabolic factors (including markers of glycemic control) and inflammatory gene expression in n=60 (n=30 intervention, n=30 wait-list control) low-income Spanish-speaking Latina pregnant women. The study will be conducted in partnership with MOMS, a nonprofit community organization that serves low-income pregnant and postpartum women.

Mindfulness and Cardiometabolic Health for Spanish Speaking Latina Pregnant Women: A Community-informed Project Targeting Inflammatory Gene Expression and Glycemic Control

Conscious Pregnancy: Supporting Maternal Cardiometabolic Health With Mindfulness

Condition
Maternal Cardiometabolic Health
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Santa Ana

MOMS, Santa Ana, California, United States, 92703

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Singleton, intrauterine pregnancy
  • 2. 1st or 2nd trimester at enrollment
  • 3. Fluent in Spanish
  • 4. Self-identify as Hispanic/Latino
  • 5. Low-income
  • 1. Having regular mindfulness practice
  • 2. T1 or T2D diagnosis

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, Irvine,

Lauren E Gyllenhammer, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Irvine

Karen L Lindsay, RD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Irvine

Study Record Dates

2026-12-01