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Study aim
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Determining the effectiveness of midwifery counseling with an acceptance and commitment approach on body image and breastfeeding self-efficacy
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Design
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The clinical trial is a parallel type with two arms, one is the intervention group and the other is the control group. It is performed on 90 pregnant women who are eligible for the study.
Block method with a volume of 4 to 45 people in the control group and 45 people in the intervention group are allocated.
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Settings and conduct
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90 pregnant women with inclusion criteria were included in the study from 8 comprehensive health service centers in Jajarm city and its suburbs, and randomly, 45 people were in the control group and 45 people were in the intervention group. The intervention group will then receive 8 sessions of admission-based counseling. The control group will receive only routine care. At the end of the counseling sessions, one month and three months after delivery, the questionnaires are completed by both groups and then the data analysis is performed.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
First pregnancy, gestational age 28 to 32 weeks, decision to exclusive breastfeeding, obtaining a cut-off score in the questionnaire, no smoking, no pregnancy problems, no major psychiatric illness
Inclusion criteria: Not available to pregnant mothers
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Intervention groups
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The intervention group, at separate times, receives 8 sessions of counseling based on acceptance and commitment in such a way that the first 4 sessions twice a week and the second 4 sessions once a week receive 10 people in each session for 90 minutes. The control group only Will receive routine care.
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Main outcome variables
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The first initial consequence is the mental image of the body.
The second primary consequence is the self-efficacy of breastfeeding.