Effect of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program on Prenatal Attachment, Distress and Anxiety Levels in Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes

The Gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) pregnant women in the intervention group who agreed to participate in the study and completed the pre-test were invited to the WhatsApp group created by the researcher. 3 separate groups were created with a maximum of 11 participants in each group. The days (for example; Group 1: Tuesday, Saturday) on which the program, which will continue for 4 weeks, will be implemented were determined, considering the participants in each group and the times they were available. For each group, the conscious awareness-based stress reduction program for pregnant women with GDM; For 4 weeks, there were 8 sessions, 2 sessions per week, with each session varying in duration, for an average of 45-60 minutes. The program was carried out using the Google Meet application created online by the researcher, and the connection details were shared with the participants via WhatsApp groups. In the implementation of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program for pregnant