Effect of mindfulness based interventon on sleep quality in nulliparous pregnant women

Poor sleep quality is common during pregnancy, mindfulness based intervention may effect on mothers sleep quality. This study was done to determin the effect of group counseling based on mindfulness on sleep quality in nulliparous pregnant women.

In This clinical trial study, between 135 nulliparous pregnant women at 14-24 weeks, 29 women with poor sleep quality randomly assigned to intervention and control group. Intervention group attended weekly counseling sessions, for eight week, and the control group received only the usual prenatal care. The data collection tool were Pittsburgh sleep quality questionnaire and demographic information form. Intervention group, completed Pittsburgh sleep quality questionnaire at the beginning of intervention, after the end of the eighth session and one month after the end session and control group, at the beginning of study, 8 and 12 week after that, the questionnaire was completed.

The results of study showed that although the average score of sleep quality in two groups before the intervention was not statistically significant difference, but after intervention, sleep quality improved in the intervention group (P<0.001), and in follow-up, this result remained relatively stable until one month after intervention (P<0.004).

It seems that group counseling mindfulness based on stress reduction can be used to improve the sleep quality of pregnant women to have better mental health during pregnancy.