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Pregnancy is a physiological process for women, but it is a period where significant biological and psychosocial changes occur, where the risk of facing stress and anxiety is high. The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on the level of distraction in pregnancy, maternity and body perception. Method: Research is the study of randomized controlled intervention. The study was completed with a total of 83 pregnancies, including 42 pregnancies in the progressive muscle relaxation group, 41 pregnancies in the control group. Personal information form, the measurement of pregnancy’s self-detection and the measurement of Tilburg pregnancy distres have been collected data between 16.04.2018-20.06.2018. Pregnancies in the trial group were asked to continue exercises at home for 4 weeks after three days of relaxation training at the hospital. The data from the experiment and control groups were collected 3 times, the first interview, the end of the 2nd and 4th weeks. Results: The average age of pregnancies participating in the study is 25 (19-40). The difference between the inter-group Tilburg Pregnancy Distres Scale, the negative emotions, the subdimensions of parental participation (p < .001) and the self-detection scale of pregnancies (p = .001) and the subdimensional score of body perception (p < .001) is statistically significant. The result: Progressive muscle relaxation exercises have been achieved to reduce the level of distraction that pregnancies experience, while pregnancies do not change the perception of maternity, positively affect the perceptions of the body.

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