Interactive movement- and mindfulness-based interventions for promoting parent-infant bonding in the postpartum period

Tessy Boedt; Katleen Van Der Gucht; Noor de Waal; Anne-Catherine Vanhove; Myrthe Boekhorst

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD016340

Interactive movement- and mindfulness-based interventions for promoting parent-infant bonding in the postpartum period

Tessy Boedt^*
, Katleen Van Der Gucht
, Noor de Waal
, Anne-Catherine Vanhove
, Myrthe Boekhorst

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To evaluate the benefits and harms of interactive movement‐ and mindfulness‐based interventions compared with standard of care, waitlist control, no intervention, or attention control for promoting parent‐infant bonding during the postpartum period (birth to 12 months).

Original language	English
Article number	CD016340
Number of pages	12
Journal	Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Volume	2026
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD016340
Publication status	Published - 25 Mar 2026

Keywords

Humans
Mindfulness/methods
Female
Object Attachment
Postpartum Period/psychology
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Infant, Newborn
Mother-Child Relations
Infant

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