The Effect of Mindfulness-based Sexual Counseling on Sexual Distress in Pregnant Women

Mindfulness-based sexual counseling was planned as 2 sessions per week for 4 weeks, in total 8 sessions. Each session lasted 30-40 minutes on average. The sessions were carried out individually by determining the appropriate days of pregnant women in the pregnancy class.In the study, the meditation techniques of the Mindfulness Therapy constituted the backbone/framework of the psychoeducation program. Body and breath, body scanning, mindfulness movement and three-minute respiration techniques were practiced during the psychoeducation program, practically every session in accordance with the researchers' directives.