• After meeting the pregnant woman in the polyclinic, a personal information form and the Pregnancy Stress Assessment Scale will be filled out at the beginning of the research.
• PMR will be explained to the pregnant woman and the first application will be done together. Any questions the pregnant woman may have will be answered.
• An education booklet will be given about PMR.
• The application will be performed 3 times a week starting at the 32nd week of pregnancy until labor begins, each application lasting 20 minutes.
• The first application will be done face to face, and subsequent applications will be done by the pregnant woman herself, accompanied by a PMRvideo.
• Continuous communication will be maintained with the pregnant woman via mobile phone.
• The Pregnancy Stress Assessment Scale will be filled out at the 38th week.
• The Birth Affect Scale and Birth Self-Efficacy Scale will be filled out on the first day after birth.

• PMR will be applied to this group accompanied by a therapeutic video shown with virtual reality glasses.
• At the beginning of the research, a personal information form and the Pregnancy Stress Assessment Scale will be filled out.
• An educational booklet about PMR will be given.
• After both application methods are shown and applied, PGE will be applied together accompanied by a therapeutic video shown with virtual reality glasses.
• The application will be performed 3 times a week starting from the 32nd week of pregnancy until labor begins, 20 minutes each time.
• The first application will be done face to face, and subsequent applications will be done by the pregnant woman herself.
• Pregnancy Stress Assessment Scale will be filled out again in the 38th week.
• On the first day after delivery, the Birth Affect Scale, Birth Self-Efficacy Scale and Virtual Reality Glasses Application Evaluation Form will be filled out.

PMR and VR education

Change in pregnancy-related stress levels in pregnant women. As the score from the scale increases, stress increases.

Change in self-efficacy levels of pregnant women during labor. As the score from the scale increases, self-efficacy increases.

Change in the emotional state experienced by mothers during labor. As the score from the scale increases, positive affect increases.