Mentors Offering Maternal Support Reduces Prenatal, Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety in a Sample of Military Women

Prenatal intervention programs may decrease civilian women's anxiety and depression levels during pregnancy; however, less is known about how prenatal interventions impact women affiliated with the military. This study randomly assigned 246 pregnant Active Duty Service members or wives of Service members to the Mentors Offering Maternal Support program (the intervention group) or a control group. Results indicated that compared to the control group, women in the intervention group had decreased anxiety levels.