The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion Training on Childbirth Fear, Pregnancy Stress, and Comfort in Primiparous Women

NCT07548528 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2025/8004
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of mindfulness-based self-compassion training provided to primiparous women on fear of childbirth, pregnancy stress, and comfort. Research Hypotheses H1a: Mindfulness-based self-compassion training provided to primiparous women reduces fear of childbirth. H1b: Mindfulness-based self-compassion training provided to primiparous women reduces pregnancy stress. H1c: Mindfulness-based self-compassion training provided to primiparous women increases comfort.

Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Keywords

fear of birth; midwife; pregnant; comfort; self-compassion; primiparous; stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Description: Wijma Childbirth Expectation/Experience Scale Version A

  Wijma Childbirth Expectation/Experience Scale Version A The W-DEQ version A is a 33-item scale with six Likert-type scales. Responses are numbered from zero to five. Zero represents "completely," and five represents "not at all." The maximum possible score is 0, with a maximum score of 165. It is assumed that the level of fear of childbirth increases as the total scale score increases.

  Self-compassion training will be provided to primiparous women in six sessions to reduce fear of childbirth and pregnancy stress and increase comfort.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale

  Self-compassion training will be applied to primiparas for 6 weeks to reduce stress.

Other Outcomes (1)

• Prenatal Comfort Scale

  Self-compassion training will be applied to primiparas for 6 weeks to increase comfort.

Study Arms (2)

not receiving self-compassion training

NO INTERVENTION

not receiving self-compassion training

self-compassion training

EXPERIMENTAL

As a midwifery intervention, primiparous women in the experimental group were provided with mindfulness-based self-compassion training. The self-compassion training program consisted of encouraging women to be kind and understanding toward themselves, recognizing that suffering is a part of human life and that being present in the here and now contributes to the human spirit and consciousness, providing a discussion environment for sharing their experiences, and homework assignments related to the program content. The researcher conducted an eight-week mindfulness-based self-compassion training. The training program will be conducted in six sessions, using face-to-face meetings at the pregnancy school. While the duration of each session will vary depending on the women's compliance and needs, each session is planned to last approximately 30-40 minutes. The mindfulness-based self-compassion training will be implemented by the researcher. Each session will cover an introduction to self-

Other: self-compassion training

Interventions

self-compassion training OTHER

As a midwifery intervention, primiparous women in the experimental group were provided with mindfulness-based self-compassion training. The self-compassion training program consisted of encouraging women to be kind and understanding toward themselves, recognizing that suffering is a part of human life and that being present in the here and now contributes to the human spirit and consciousness, providing a discussion environment for sharing their experiences, and homework assignments related to the program content. The researcher conducted an eight-week mindfulness-based self-compassion training. The training program will be conducted in six sessions, using face-to-face meetings at the pregnancy school. While the duration of each session will vary depending on the women's compliance and needs, each session is planned to last approximately 30-40 minutes. The mindfulness-based self-compassion training will be implemented by the researcher. Each session will cover an introduction to self-c

self-compassion training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: primipar
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Women aged between 18 and 45, Women who are pregnant for the first time, Women who live with their partner, Women who are 28 weeks or older in pregna

You may not qualify if:

• Women with multiple pregnancies, Women with any communication disorder, Women with a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, Women who have any health problems during pregnancy (such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, etc.) will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Inonu University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Inonu University

Malatya, Malatya, 44000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Links

• Comfort with motherhood in late pregnancy facilitates maternal role attainment in early postpartum

Central Study Contacts

ESRA GÜNEY, PhD

CONTACT

+905432064063; esra.guney@inonu.edu.tr

Mevhibe Çoban, PhD student

CONTACT

mevhibecoban@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD student

Model Details: randomized controlled trial control and experimental group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 16, 2026
• First Posted: April 23, 2026
• Study Start: April 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Last Updated: April 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)