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Hello and welcome to the website for the . Here parents-to-be, their families and friends, health care professionals, researchers and others can learn about our classes, trainings and events. The MBCP Program was founded by Nancy Bardacke, certified nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher. We are delighted you are visiting us and hope you find the information here useful.

A Quick Look

Upcoming events in 2016:

The  in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 21st – 26th. Nancy is presenting on Saturday from 12:00 – 4:00 on Mindfulness Skills for the Midwife – and the Expectant Families She Serves. She presents again on the 23rd from 5:30 – 6:30 on Mindfulness Training for Childbirth as Primary Prevention: Life Skills for Expectant Women, Families and the Midwife.  Bangor University’s  in Cheshire, UK on July 8 – 12th.  in California, Belgium and Madrid.

Learn aboutRead about Mindful Birthing in  and  Where have we been in 2015 and where are we going? Check out our recent !

Recent research: 2014: “The Mind In Labor: Effects of Mind/Body Training on Childbirth Appraisals and Pain Medication Use During Labor” [abstract] in the 2014: “Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP): A health promotion model for childbirth education?” in the2014: Bardacke, N. & Duncan, L.  (2014).  Mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting: Cultivating inner resources for the transition to parenthood and beyond.  In R. Baer (Ed.), Mindfulness-based treatment approaches: Clinicians guide to evidence base and applications (2nd ed.). London, UK: Elsevier. 2015: “Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP): Innovation in birth preparation to support healthy, happy families” in the 

In this video from the &  “Practicing Mindfulness & Compassion” conference on March 8, 2013, Nancy Bardacke, CNM, MA, RN explains how mindfulness can mitigate the stress and pain of childbirth for both women and men.