Background
labor pain, death, traumatic, pain
CHRONIC PAIN, COMPLICATIONS
Achieving a high proportion of a safe and attractive normal vaginal birth (NVB) is a challenge for obstetrical care providers [Nowadays, approximately 140 million births occur worldwide annually [These unfavorable effects may lead to an unpleasant childbirth experience and women’ preference for CS, which is obviously accompanied by many complications for the mother and the fetus in the short- and long-term [The childbirth experience is complex and the effectiveness of pain relief is considered as only one of many dimensions that may affect a laboring woman’s overall experience with the labor and childbirth process. In addition to the degree of pain relief, any modality chosen may also impact a woman’s (and her partner’s) sense of focus, control, well-being, satisfaction, and feelings of support [Further, traumatic childbirth experience can have many negative effects, including poor mother-baby bond, unwillingness to breastfeed [Scientific evidence denoted that maternity care and interventions focused on reducing labor pain can be effective in creating a pleasant childbirth experience [Among the non-pharmacological methods for labor pain management and other chronic pain, mindfulness-based counseling method has been used in some studies [Considering that the importance of creating a pleasant childbirth experience has been stressed by WHO, finding solutions based on scientific evidence to improve this outcome is an important step in promoting Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery and reducing maternal death as one of the sustainable development goals. Given the lack of studies in the field of the impact of counseling and various interventions on the childbirth experience to identify the impact of non-pharmacological and psycho-based intervention methods, the present study aimed to assess the impact of mindfulness-based counseling on understanding the labor experience and pain.