The effect of mindfulness-based cognitive counseling on body image anxiety in pregnant women

INTERVENTION: Intervention group: The sessions will be conducted in the form of 8 sessions of mindfulness‐based cognitive counseling by a counseling student in midwifery who has been trained in cognitive‐behavioral counseling courses and has received the necessary certification. Therapeutic sessions are held once a week on a specific day of the week, for 8 weeks and for 45 minutes in the conference hall of the client's comprehensive health centers. Consultation sessions will be held in groups due to the coronavirus epidemic with a limited number of people (4 people). The content of cognitive‐behavioral therapy in each session will be presented under the supervision of supervisors and counselors and using available resources.. CONDITION: Concerns about the body image of pregnant women. PRIMARY OUTCOME: Body image concern score on the Littleton questionnaire. Timepoint: Assessing the body image anxiety score of pregnant women at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and at the end of the intervention (immediately after the intervention). Method of measurement: Littleton Body Image Concern Questionnaire(BICI). SECONDARY OUTCOME: Poor individual performance. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Littleton Body Image Concern Questionnaire(BICI). The degree of dissatisfaction with appearance. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Littleton Body Image Concern Questionnaire (BICI). INCLUSION CRITERIA: Being married Being primiparous 26 weeks of pregnancy Conscious consent to participate in the study Result of dissatisfaction with appearance in the body image anxiety questionnaire (score above 48)