The Psychosocial Effects of Prenatal Education With the Indivisible Self Model

This study was designed to compare the effects of a prenatal education program based on the Indivisible Self Model with those of a needs-based prenatal education program on psychosocial outcomes among pregnant women.

Inclusion Criteria: * Between December 2025 and November 2026, * Living in the province of Aksaray, * Female, * Between the ages of 18-40, * Native language Turkish, * Between the 28th-32nd weeks of pregnancy, * In their first pregnancy, * With a singleton pregnancy, * Without any chronic disease or pregnancy complications, * Without any diagnosed active psychiatric disorder, * Having a mobile phone through which communication can be maintained, * Not having participated in another childbirth preparation program, * Not having participated in a prenatal psychoeducation and counseling program, * Planning the mode of delivery as vaginal birth , women will be included in the sample. Exclusion Criteria: Between December 2025 and November 2026, * Those whose native language is not Turkish, * Those who are male, * Those under 18 years of age or over 40, * Those whose pregnancy is less than 28 weeks or more than 32 weeks, * Those who have previously ended a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks with childbirth, * Those who are multiparous, * Those with multiple pregnancies, * Those with any chronic illness, * Those who experience any complication related to the mother or fetus/newborn during the research process, * Those who need to undergo a cesarean section at any stage of pregnancy or childbirth, * Those who develop mental health deviations during the research process and require professional support, * Those who did not attend 80% of the training, * Those who cannot be reached during the data collection process, * Women who wish to withdraw from the study at any stage of the research will be excluded from the study.