Feasibility and Acceptability of Just Breathe, A Novel Handheld Mindful Breathing Device, for Postpartum Stress: Pilot, Single-Arm Pre-Post Study
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.
Authors
- Crystal F. Ware (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5069-2488)
- Margaret H. Bublitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8765-7846)
- Adam Korrick Lewkowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8706-1409)
- Janet Rousseau
- Lindsay M Spratt
- Nina K. Ayala
- Kristopher L Britton
- Stephanie D Nunez
- Tracy L Jackson
- Sarai K Sales
Institutions
- Brown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/85321
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00