Mindfulness in pregnancy could shape Baby's heart health, study hints
NCT ID NCT06805799
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 40 mothers and their 6-month-old babies to see if mindfulness training during pregnancy helps them handle stress better together. Researchers will measure heart rate and stress responses during a short separation-and-reunion task. They will then check if these stress patterns are linked to heart disease risk markers a year after birth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could reveal how mindfulness training during pregnancy might lower heart disease risk for both mother and child by improving stress regulation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study (40 participants) that does not test a new treatment. Results may not apply to all populations, and the link between stress responses and heart disease risk is not yet proven.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 months and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * For the parent RCT study: Inclusion criteria: singleton pregnancy, English speaking, \>18 years old, \<20 weeks' gestation at enrollment, normotensive at enrollment, and criteria consistent with 'moderate' to 'high' risk for preeclampsia based on American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologist guidelines. For the current research study: Participants will be (n=40) individuals from the parent RCT who have consented to be contacted for future research in the parent study and are not pregnant during the mentored research study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: For the parent RCT study: Exclusion criteria: multiple gestations; chronic hypertension; active suicidality or psychosis; ongoing mind-body practice (e.g., yoga, meditation, mindfulness \> once a week). \-
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Locations
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Women's Medicine Collaborative, Lifespan
Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States
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