Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program to Improve Birth Memory and Reduce Traumatic Birth Feelings in Women After Vaginal Delivery

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying how an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction MBSR program affects birth memory and the perception of traumatic birth among women who have had vaginal deliveries. This randomized controlled trial will take place between July and October 2025 at Malatya Training and Research Hospital and will include 80 women divided into two groups. The study aims to understand whether mindfulness practices can influence psychological outcomes after childbirth. Participants in the intervention group will join weekly 60 to 90-minute MBSR sessions, with the first session held face-to-face and the rest conducted online via Zoom. The program includes mindful breathing, body awareness, stress and emotion regulation, and interpersonal mindfulness exercises. The control group will receive routine postpartum care without any additional intervention. Data will be collected before the intervention during the initial hospital visit and again after the 8-week program using validated tools such as the Mindfulness Scale, Birth Memory and Recall Scale, and Traumatic Birth Perception Scale. Researchers will analyze changes in birth memory scores and perceptions of traumatic birth to evaluate the programs effects. Participants progress will be monitored throughout the study period.

Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Birth Memory and Perception of Traumatic Birth