Training of childbirth and parenting program based on mindfulness in pregnant women

Effect of mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting program education on psychological distress, mindfulness, and marital satisfaction of women in pregnancy and postpartum depression

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20221018056222N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-11-22

Start date

2022-11-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-07

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Conditions

pregnant women.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention group: Mindfulness-based meditation is taught in each 120-minute session of the MBCP program based on the guidelines for childbirth and parenting based

In addition, the participants are asked to practice meditation exercises using the guide booklets that are given to them, for thirty minutes a day, 6 days a week. Mindfulness training is fully compati

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1- Age 18 to 40 years 2- Gestational age between 28 and 35 weeks 3- No use of psychotherapeutic drugs in the last 6 months 4- No history of substance abuse or addiction 5-Lack of history of suicide 6- No psychotic disorders 7- No personality disorders 8- Education above middle school 9 - Willingness and informed consent to participate in a research project

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1- History of hospitalization during pregnancy 2-Absence in more than 2 treatment sessions 3-Receiving other psychological treatments

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Psychological distress score in dass21 questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring psychological distress at the beginning of the intervention and 2 months later (after the end of the intervention) and after delivery. Method of measurement: dass21 questionnaire.;Mindfulness score in Freiburg Questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring Mindfulness at the beginning of the intervention and 2 months later (after the end of the intervention) and after delivery. Method of measurement: Freiburg Questionnaire.;Marital satisfaction score in Enrich questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring Marital satisfaction at the beginning of the intervention and 2 months later (after the end of the intervention) and after delivery. Method of measurement: Enrich questionnaire.;Postpartum depression score in the Edinburgh Questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring postpartum depression after childbirth. Method of measurement: Edinburgh Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Psychological distress score in dass21 questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring psychological distress at the beginning of the intervention and 2 months later (after the end of the intervention) and after delivery. Method of measurement: dass21 questionnaire.;Mindfulness score in Freiburg Questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring Mindfulness at the beginning of the intervention and 2 months later (after the end of the intervention) and after delivery. Method of measurement: Freiburg Questionnaire.;Marital satisfaction score in Enrich questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring Marital satisfaction at the beginning of the intervention and 2 months later (after the end of the intervention) and after delivery. Method of measurement: Enrich questionnaire.;Postpartum depression score in the Edinburgh Questionnaire. Timepoint: Measuring postpartum depression after childbirth. Method of measurement: Edinburgh Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHanieh Nasrollahizadeh

Kashan University of Medical Sciences

Hanieh.nasrollahizadeh@yahoo.com+98 912 882 8447

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026