Mellow Bumps

Increasing evidence of the long–term effects of maternal stress in pregnancy has led Mellow Parenting to develop an antenatal programme (Mellow Bumps) to reduce parental stress and engage the parents at the earliest stages in understanding the emotional needs of their babies. The preliminary results have shown a significant reduction in maternal stress and irritability in pregnancy. Examination of the outcomes in terms of completed gestation (40 weeks) and birth weight of the babies, both indicators of a healthy pregnancy, is currently underway.

Mellow Bumps is a six week group based ante-natal programme designed to support families with addition health and social care needs.  The programme is intended to decrease the stress levels of mums-to-be in pregnancy and to help them understand that babies are prepared for social interaction from birth, and the importance of early interaction for brain development.  Each week there is an activity for the mum-to-be herself and another on a baby topic.  The programme is designed to be offered at about twenty to thirty weeks gestation to capture the period when the pregnancy is most secure and the mum-to-be may have experienced foetal movement but before her attention is taken up with the delivery.

The Mellow Bumps Pack contains everything that you should need to run a Mellow Bumps programme for up to 8 mums-to-be, except the venue, refreshments and equipment to run a dvd. 

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