Effectiveness of an Online Biopsychosocial Intervention to Improve Well-being and Mental Health During Pregnancy

Launched by UNIVERSITY ROVIRA I VIRGILI · Mar 6, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

BACKGROUND Pregnancy represents a significant developmental transition, presenting both opportunities and challenges for maternal mental health. While it can be a time of joy and fulfillment, it also involves profound physiological and psychological changes, often accompanied by stress and uncertainty regarding pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood. Epidemiological studies indicate that pregnant women are at a higher risk of emotional disorders compared to non-pregnant women. The prevalence of subthreshold anxiety symptoms ranges from 10% to 39%, while 11.4% to 30% of pregnant women meet di...

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FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Pregnant women
• • Pregnancy of less than 15 weeks of gestation
• • More than 18 years old age
• • Able to read, write, and understand Spanish
• • In possession of a smartphone
• • Able to manage smartphone apps
• • Have signed a written informed consent document
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having a high-risk pregnancy that entails transfer to another specialized health centre
• • Having diagnosis of disease that may affect the central nervous system, such as brain pathology or traumatic brain injury
• • Having other psychiatric diagnosis or acute psychiatric illness, such as substance dependence or abuse, a presence of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders or risk for suicide
• • To be under psychopharmacological medication or under psychopharmacological treatment.

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