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

Table 3 Primary Model Results: Effect of Intervention Condition on Child-Bearers’ Distress Trajectories and Moderation by Baseline Characteristics

Variable	γ	p
A. Main Effects
Distress Intercept (predicted T4 level)	.045	.816
MIL Participation	−.250	.229
Distress Slope (T1–4 change)	.012	.871
MIL Participation	−.123	.098
B. Moderated Effects – Baseline Symptoms
Distress Intercept (predicted T4 level)	.012	.945
MIL Participation	−.261	.162
T1 Anxiety	.641	.009
MIL x T1 Anxiety	−.584	.004
Distress Slope (T1–4 change)	.011	.858
MIL Participation	−.106	.101
T1 Anxiety	−.040	.553
MIL x T1 Anxiety	−.172	.005
C. Moderated Effects – Baseline Mindfulness
Distress Intercept (predicted T4 level)	.018	.908
MIL Participation	−.300	.123
T1 Mindfulness	−.796	.020
MIL x T1 Anxiety	.787	.006
Distress Slope (T1–4 change)	.003	.957
MIL Participation	−.103	.111
T1 Mindfulness	−.120	.231
MIL x T1 Mindfulness	.316	.001

Note. γ = standardized coefficient from HLM model; MIL = Mind in Labor condition (vs. TAU); Distress = composite of Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D), State Trait Anxiety Inventory – Trait (STAIT), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) scores; Anxiety = STAIT; Mindfulness = Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) total

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