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Feasibility and Acceptability of Just Breathe, A Novel Handheld Mindful Breathing Device, for Postpartum Stress: Pilot, Single-Arm Pre-Post Study

Year: 2026

Type: article

Study design: Clinical Trial

Abstract: Among newly postpartum people, the novel Just Breathe guided breathing device showed high user satisfaction scores and self-perceived reductions in stress, although the Cohen d effect on heart rate variability and stress or anxiety symptoms as measured by validated psychometric scales was minimal.

Source: JMIR Formative Research

DOI: 10.2196/85321

Authors: Sarai K Sales, Stephanie D Nunez, Lindsay Spratt, Tracy L Jackson, Janet L Rousseau, Crystal F Ware, Kristopher L Britton, Margaret H Bublitz, Nina K Ayala, Adam K Lewkowitz

Institution: Brown University

Language: English

Topic: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,900

Funders: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: A novel app-based cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for preventing postpartum depression, Mechanisms of mindfulness training to prevent hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, Mechanisms of mindfulness training to reduce maternal and infant cardiovascular disease risk, Effect of a technology-based collaborative care model on persistent hypertension and preventive careattendance among postpartum people with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

OpenAlex ID: W7131823737

FWCI: 6.383

Cites: 10

Cited by: 1

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