Research unwrapped is a popular series to help readers make sense of published research by undertaking a detailed appraisal of an article in a careful and considered manner. In doing so we can advance our knowledge and understanding of a research topic and apply it to our practice. This process is designed to assess the usefulness of the evidence in terms of decision making and application to practice. The research being discussed here is a systematic review of articles which look at the implementation of mindfulness approaches and whether these can enhance or improve mental health and wellbeing in pregnancy and childbearing; it was evaluated using the critical appraisal skills programme (CASP) (2013) tool for assessing systematic review