Investigating the effect of mindfulness self-compassion training on the fear of childbirth among first time pregnant women

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231025059856N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-11-19

Start date

2023-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

Fear of childbirth.

Interventions

Intervention group: mindfulness self-compassion training.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being Iranian Ability to read and write in Persian Gestational age 14-20 weeks Willingness to participate in the study Having a smart mobile and the ability to work with it

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Psychopathy Having a history of suicide History of taking psychiatric drugs Educated in the fields of medicine, paramedicine and psychology Passing training courses including mindfulness, self-compassion and CBT

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fear of childbirth. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Vijma version A fear of childbirth questionnaire and self-compassion questionnaire Long form (Neff et al., 2003).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNarjes Sadat Borghei

Gorgan University of Medical Sciences

borghei2006@ yahoo.com+98 17 3245 6900

Outcome results

None listed

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