Study design and participants
anxiety
MAY, DISEASES
CONSORT 2010 guidelines were adhered for reporting of this randomized controlled trial. This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 64 women aged 16 years and above referred to health centers in Tabriz from December 2021 to May 2022, with anxiety score of 43 -53 during postpartum. Among 105 women evaluated by the researcher, 41 met the inclusion criteria. Out of 32 women assigned to the counseling group, all participated in 8 counseling sessions. There was no attrition in the study and after the interventions, 64 women were retested and the data were analyzed (Fig. Flowchart of studyInclusion criteria were first and second birth and breastfeeding mothers (childbirth at term pregnancy in the last month), anxiety score of 43 -53, having a follow-up contact number, having a minimum literacy. Exclusion criteria included uncertainty about participating in all counseling sessions, mothers with hospitalized infant, having insoluble breastfeeding problem, getting an anxiety score above 53, getting a distress score above the total mean score, and suffering from mental diseases based on the statements of the mother.