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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Formative Research

Date Submitted: Oct 5, 2025
Open Peer Review Period: Oct 5, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025
Date Accepted: Jan 23, 2026
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The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Feasibility and Acceptability of Just Breathe, A Novel Handheld Mindful Breathing Device, for Postpartum Stress: Pilot, Single-Arm Pre-Post Study

Sales SK, Nunez SD, Jackson TL, Rousseau JL, Ware CF, Britton KL, Bublitz MH, Ayala NK, Lewkowitz AK

Feasibility and Acceptability of Just Breathe, A Novel Handheld Mindful Breathing Device, for Postpartum Stress: Pilot, Single-Arm Pre-Post Study

JMIR Form Res 2026;10:e85321

DOI: 10.2196/85321

PMID: 41759091

PMCID: 12988350

Feasibility and acceptability of Just Breathe, a novel handheld mindful breathing device, for postpartum stress: a pilot, single-arm pre-post study

  • Sarai K Sales; 
  • Stephanie D Nunez; 
  • Tracy L Jackson; 
  • Janet L Rousseau; 
  • Crystal F Ware; 
  • Kristopher L Britton; 
  • Margaret H Bublitz; 
  • Nina K Ayala; 
  • Adam K Lewkowitz

ABSTRACT

Among newly postpartum people, the novel Just Breathe guided breathing device had high user satisfaction scores and self-perceived reductions in stress, though changes in stress or anxiety symptoms as measured by psychometric scales were not statistically significant.


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Please cite as:

Sales SK, Nunez SD, Jackson TL, Rousseau JL, Ware CF, Britton KL, Bublitz MH, Ayala NK, Lewkowitz AK

Feasibility and Acceptability of Just Breathe, A Novel Handheld Mindful Breathing Device, for Postpartum Stress: Pilot, Single-Arm Pre-Post Study

JMIR Form Res 2026;10:e85321

DOI: 10.2196/85321

PMID: 41759091

PMCID: 12988350

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