IRCT20120215009014N369 IRCT 2020-09-28 Hamedan University of Medical Sciences Effect of counseling with empowerment approach on stress and self-esteem of mothers with premature neonates Effect of counseling with empowerment approach on stress and self-esteem of mothers with premature neonates: a randomized clinical trial 2020-10-22 anticipated 80 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/51229 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: The patients will be randomly assigned to intervention and control groups using block randomization. For this purpose, we will prepare four sheets of paper, writing on two sheets the name of the intervention and on the other two sheets the name of the control. The paper sheets will be pooled, placed in a container, and randomly drawn one at a time for each patient without replacement until all four sheets are drawn. The four paper sheets will be then placed back into the container, and this action repeated until the sample size is reached. N/A Stress. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Routine treatment and care for neonates plus counseling with empowerment approach to the mother in 4 sessions, 2 sessions per week, face to face, including how to care for the baby, the baby's needs, the continuous positive communication between mother and baby, the baby's moods and behaviors, emotional communication with the baby, stress reduction methods between mother and baby, and age-appropriate games. Intervention 2: Control group: Routine treatment and care for neonates. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is It depends on the situations and the results of the study as well as the approval of the financial supporting organization.