This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of mindfulness practices integrated into childbirth preparation education on fear of childbirth, prenatal stress, and childbirth self-efficacy in pregnant women.Participants will be randomly assigned either to the childbirth education group with mindfulness practices or to the standard childbirth education/control group. Results will be evaluated using the prenatal self-assessment childbirth fear subscale, the perceived stress scale before childbirth, and the self-efficacy scale during labor before and after intervention.This study aims to provide evidence on whether mindfulness practices in childbirth preparation classes affect pregnant women's fear of childbirth, prenatal stress, and childbirth self-efficacy.
Pregnant women aged 18 years or older
Gestational age between 28 and 38 weeks
Primiparous (first pregnancy)
Able to understand and speak Turkish
• Pregnant women with high-risk pregnancies (history of antepartum bleeding, intrauterine growth restriction, placenta previa, membrane rupture, preeclampsia, hypertension, diabetes, or other medical conditions, fetal anomalies, or any contraindication to normal vaginal delivery, substance or alcohol dependence)
pregnant women with a diagnosed psychiatric illness or who have undergone psychotherapy or medication treatment in the last six months,
pregnant women who have previously participated in childbirth preparation classes,
pregnant women with experience in yoga and meditation before or during pregnancy,