Effects of peanut ball use on perceived labor pain, fatigue, and mother's perception of childbirth: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of using peanut balls on labor pain, fatigue, and the mother's perception of labor.

Methods: This is a randomized controlled intervention trial. Data were collected from the Intervention (peanut ball) and Control groups between July 2022 and June 2023, with 45 pregnant women in each group.

Sexuality during pregnancy: attitudes, self-efficacy and self-consciousness.

The study aimed to determine the relationship between sexual self-efficacy and sexual self-consciousness levels and pregnant women's attitudes toward sexuality. The data of this descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study were collected from 318 pregnant women between September 2020 and May 2021. A personal information form and the Sexual Self-Efficacy (SSES), Sexual Self-Consciousness (SSCS) Scale, and Attitude toward Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale (AStSdP) were used to collect the data.

An evaluation of the prevalence and predictive factors of sexual dysfunction in women with heart failure: A cross-sectional survey.

Aims And Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictive factors of sexual dysfunction and quality of sexual life in women with heart failure.

Background: Symptoms of heart failure may cause a decrease in sexual performance, sexual satisfaction and sexual desire.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2019 and June 22, 2020.

The Relationship Between Fear of COVID-19, Quality of Sexual Life, and Sexual Satisfaction of Women in Turkey.

: The study investigated the relationship between fear of COVID-19, quality of sexual life, and sexual satisfaction of women in Turkey. : This cross-sectional study was conducted between November 26, 2020, and January 26, 2021. The sample consisted of 811 women.

The prevalence and associated factors of fear of childbirth among Turkish pregnant women.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of fear of childbirth and affecting factors in pregnant women in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study and included a total of 2025.    Pregnant Women Assessment, some variables related to previous and current perinatal processes and Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (version A) were used for data collection.

A SWOT analysis of the opinions of midwifery students about distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic a qualitative study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to the suspension of face-to-face education and its replacement with distance education. This has caused important changes in midwifery education.

Objective: To determine midwifery students' opinions about distance education.

The Effect of WhatsApp-Based and Conventional Education Methods on Sexual Myths and Sexual Health Knowledge: A Comparative Intervention Study in Midwifery Students.

To investigate the effects of sexual education provided via WhatsApp on the level of sexual knowledge and sexual myths in midwifery students in Turkey. Students were randomly divided into WhatsApp education, conventional education, and control groups. Data were collected using a Questionnaire Form, the Sexual Health Knowledge Test, and the Sexual Myth Scale.

The relationship between domestic violence and the attitudes of women towards honor, gender roles, and wife-beating in Turkey.

Purpose: Violence against women (VAM) is still considered a global health problem and is highly prevalent in Turkey. This study aimed to determine the relationship between women's exposure to spousal/partner violence and their attitudes towards honor, social gender roles, and beating in Turkey.

Methods: The study was designed as descriptive and completed with 847 women in Turkey.

Mycotoxin exposure and pregnancy.

Pregnancy is not a disease condition; it is a physiological process. However, the risks prevail until this process ends. While many pregnancies and births culminate without any problems, a considerable number of them end up with undesirable pregnancy outcomes such as intrauterine growth retardation, preterm labor, and low birth weight infants.

Sexual Health/Reproductive Health-Related Problems of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in Turkey and Their Health-Care Needs.

Aim: To determine sexual and reproductive health problems and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people based on their experiences and to develop solutions.

Method: A mixed method, which includes quantitative (descriptive) and qualitative (phenomenological) methods, was used (n=106). An online questionnaire was used to collect the data.

Effects of Dance and Music on Pain and Fear During Childbirth.

Objective: To test the effects of dance and music and music alone on pain and fear during the active phase of labor among nulliparous women.

Design: Single-blind, randomized, controlled study.

Setting: A maternity and children's hospital in Konya Province, Turkey.

Qualitative Study on the Experience of Lotus Birth.

Objective: To describe the experiences of women who had lotus births, that is, leaving the umbilical cord uncut so that the placenta remains attached to the newborn until the umbilical cord naturally detaches.

Design: Descriptive phenomenological.

Setting: Seven cities in four geographic regions of Turkey.

The effect of the personality traits of pregnant women on the fear of childbirth.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effects of pregnant women's personality traits on the fear of childbirth (FOC).

Design And Methods: In total, 422 pregnant women who consulted an antenatal polyclinic at a hospital in Turkey were included in this descriptive cross-sectional study. For data collection, a demographic questionnaire, the Quick Big Five Personality Test, and version A of the Wijma delivery expectancy questionnaire (W-DEQ A) were used.

Effects of Massage and Acupressure on Relieving Labor Pain, Reducing Labor Time, and Increasing Delivery Satisfaction.

Background: Several recent studies have documented the effects of massage and acupressure in reducing labor pain and labor time and in satisfaction with the delivery. However, few studies have investigated the comparative effects of these two therapies.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of massage and acupressure on labor-related pain management, duration, and satisfaction with delivery.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of four different training techniques in the development of non-stress testing application skills: A randomised controlled trial.

Background: A range of teaching methods are employed to upgrade students' skills, lower anxiety levels and improve satisfaction in nursing and midwifery education.

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different training techniques on the development of students' non-stress test (NST) application skills, satisfaction with education and reduction of their anxiety levels.

Method: The study was designed as a single-blind randomised controlled trial and carried out in four groups (n = 82), namely, video demonstration (VD), simulation with birth model (SBM), hybrid simulation (HS) and control (CG).

Sexual and Reproductive Health Education Needs, Gender Roles Attitudes and Acceptance of Couple Violence According to Engaged Men and Women.

This descriptive study was aimed to evaluate the attitudes of the engaged men and women who are of legal age to marry towards gender roles and acceptance of couple violence, and determine their sexual/reproductive health education needs. It was conducted in two marriage registry offices in Ankara, Turkey. The study sample consisted of 740 participants.

Safety of clomiphene citrate: a literature review.

Clomiphene citrate (CC) is a nonsteroidal compound and induces ovulation indirectly. The wide usage of the CC raises a question; is it safe or not? In the light of this question, this review aimed to highlight all researches and insights into the association between the use of CC and risk of genotoxicity, cytotoxicity, embryotoxicity, teratogenicity and risk of different cancer types. We conducted a MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar search.

Can different geographic conditions affect the formation of striae gravidarum? A multicentric study.

Aim: Striae gravidarum (SG) is a most common physiological skin change that many pregnant women experience during pregnancy. We investigated the effects of geographic conditions and altitude on the formation of SG.

Material And Methods: A total of 508 nulliparous women with singleton gestation were included in the study from three different geographic locations.