Mindfulness based childbirth education: Incorporating adult and experiential learning with mindfulness based stress reduction in childbirth education

Authors/Creators

Yvonne Hauck
Colleen Fisher
Jean Byrne
Sara J. Bayes, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Abstract

Informed choice is an expectation of today's parents. Concern is evident around whether education models are evolving to ensure flexibility for parents to access options perceived as meeting their needs. Historical and current evidence around childbirth education models including the introduction of mindfulness to parent education will be presented. The aim of this article is to describe the rationale for incorporating adult and experiential learning with mindfulness-based stress reduction in a childbirth education program implemented in Western Australia. The curriculum of the Mindfulness Based Childbirth Education 8-week program is shared with corresponding learning objectives for each session. Examples of educational materials that demonstrate how adult and experiential learning were embedded in the curriculum are presented.

RAS ID

22779

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

2016

School

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Copyright

free_to_read

Publisher

American Society for Psychoprophylaxis in Obstetrics

Comments

Hauck Y, Fisher C, Byrne J, Bayes S. (2016). Mindfulness-based childbirth education: Incorporating adult and experiential learning with mindfulness-based stress reduction in childbirth education. The Journal of Perinatal Education, 25(3), 162-173. Available here

Recommended Citation

Hauck, Y., Fisher, C., Byrne, J., & Bayes, S. J. (2016). Mindfulness based childbirth education: Incorporating adult and experiential learning with mindfulness based stress reduction in childbirth education. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.25.3.162