Effects of prenatal mindfulness-based childbirth education on child-bearers’ trajectories of distress: a randomized control trial

Table 1 Baseline Mental Health: Means and Clinical Cut-Offs

	CES-D	STAIT	PSS	FFMQ
Clinical Cut-Off	≥16	≥40	N/A	N/A
M(SD)	9.66 (8.05)	36.07 (8.62)	15.34 (6.25)	3.47 (0.35)
N (%) above Clinical Cut-Off	6 (20%)	10 (34%)	N/A	N/A

Note. None of the baseline mean scores were above clinical cut-off for the scales that provide them (i.e., CES-D and STAIT). CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression, FFMQ = Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, PSS = Perceived Stress Scale, STAIT = State Trait Anxiety Inventory – Trait

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