Negative Perceptions of Pregnancy Scale: A Scale Development Study.

This study was conducted to develop a measurement tool to determine the perception of pregnancy. The scale was developed in four main stages: the design and development of the items, submitting the draft form to expert opinion, administration of the scale, and performing construct validity and reliability analyses. The study data were collected from 327 women with pregnancies between May 1, 2020, and February 1, 2021.

How Does the Breastfeeding Environment Affect Satisfaction? A Scale Development Study.

Background: Women need a safe and comfortable environment to breastfeed their babies. The quality of breastfeeding environments in social areas is important for women's breastfeeding satisfaction.

Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a measurement tool for the evaluation of breastfeeding environments and to examine the impact of the quality of breastfeeding environments in social areas on breastfeeding satisfaction.

A mixed-design study on the development of birth unit assessment scale.

Introduction: This is a mixed design study planned to determine the views of women, midwives, and physicians about the ideal birth unit and to develop a to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool for postpartum women's evaluation of the effect of birth units in terms of physical, emotional, and social aspects on their satisfaction with the birth environment.

Methods: The exploratory sequential design, which is accepted as a mixed design, was used in the study. In the qualitative phase of the study, a content analysis was conducted by interviewing a total of 20 participants including 5 pregnant women, 5 postpartum women, 5 midwives and 5 obstetricians.

Perception of traumatic childbirth of women and its relationship with postpartum depression.

Traumatic birth has various effects on women, and postpartum depression is one of them. The present study had two aims: 1) to determine the level of traumatic childbirth perception and postpartum depression in women and the factors affecting them and 2) to reveal the relationship between traumatic childbirth perception and postpartum depression. Five hundred fifty women, recruited between March 2018 and February 2019, completed the following form and scales one month after delivery: the general and obstetric information form, the Perception of Traumatic Childbirth Scale (PTCS), and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).

How much do I belong to my profession? A scale development study: Midwifery Belonging Scale.

This study was planned with the purpose of developing a qualified professional belonging scale that may reveal the professional belonging levels of midwives. The study prepared a 30-item, 5-point Likert-type scale containing general question statements related to professional belonging that were prepared as a result of a literature review, focus group meetings and expert opinions. The scale was tested with 300 midwives who were employed in two provinces in Turkey.

Stress caused by environmental effects on the birth process and some of the labor hormones at rats: ideal birth environment and hormones.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of environmental conditions on the birth hormones and the labor of rats.

Materials And Methods: This Study is animal experiment. A total of of 18 pregnant Sprague Dawley rats were divided into control, stress and enriched groups.

Educational Study to Increase Breast Cancer Knowledge Level and Scanning Participation among Women Working at a University.

Objective: The aim of the study is to increase the participation level of women in screening programs by increasing the level of knowledge about early diagnosis and screening methods for breast cancer (BC).

Materials And Methods: This was a pretest-posttest one group design study held in Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Turkey. The sample consisted of 405 women in all departments of the University.