Effect of Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion Program on Self-Compassion, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Professional Quality of Life in Midwives and Nurses Working in Obstetrics: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study aims to examine the effect of a Mindfulness‐Based Self‐Compassion Program onself‐compassion levels, secondary traumatic stress, and professional quality of life inmidwives and nurses working in obstetrics. Healthcare professionals in this field arefrequently exposed to traumatic experiences such as complicated deliveries, perinatalloss, and obstetric emergencies, which may lead to secondary traumatic stress and reducedprofessional quality of life over time. This study is designed as a pre‐test/post‐testrandomized controlled trial. A total of 80 participants (40 intervention, 40 control)will be recruited from Gaziantep Cengiz Gökçek Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. Theintervention group will receive an 8‐week Mindfulness‐Based Self‐Compassion Program (onesession per week, 60‐90 minutes each). The control group will receive no intervention.Outcomes will be measured before and after the program using validated scales forself‐compassion, secondary traumatic stress, and professional quality of life.