Development of a breastfeeding support scale in the workplace and psychometric properties of Turkish version: a validity and reliability.

The purpose of this study was to develop a workplace breastfeeding support scale for working mothers and examine their psychometric properties. This methodological research was conducted between February and April 2022. This study included 325 mothers who continued breastfeeding while working.

Phobia of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in Turkish Society.

Background: The American Psychiatric Association describes phobia as a state of constant, extreme, and high level of fear against an object or situation. This study determines the level of phobia related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Turkish society.

Subjects And Methods: Data were collected through an online survey between May 26 and June 5, 2020, using an introductory information form, a COVID-19 specification questionnaire, and a COVID-19 Phobia Scale (CP19-S).

Maternal and neonatal outcomes of vaginal examination frequency during labor.

Our aim to conduct the descriptive study was to determine the maternal and neonatal outcomes of frequent vaginal examinations during labor. Data were collected in the first 24 hours, between days 2-5, in week 2 and in week 6 after the birth. No statistically significant correlation was observed between the frequency of vaginal examinations and the development of genitourinary or neonatal infections.

Determining the coronavirus awareness of the Turkish society and the anxiety stress levels.

The aim of the study is to determine the awareness of the Turkish society in COVID-19, and determine the anxiety stress levels. Research two months after the start of the outbreak in Turkey has reached 2163 individuals completed the online platform. The Integrated Anxiety Stress Scale significantly changed according to age, gender, marital status and working status after the pandemic.

The effect of perceived insufficient milk on transition to supplementary food and factors affecting it during the first six months postpartum in Turkey: A cross-sectional study.

The researchers' aims were to determine the effect of perceived insufficient milk supply on the transition to supplementary food and the factors affecting it. This is a cross-sectional design study, we were conducted between April and August 2019 and included 335 mothers and their babies in a baby-friendly hospital in Turkey. It was shown that mothers with perceived insufficient milk switched to supplementary food 6.

The effect of an educational palliative care intervention on the quality of life of patients with incurable cancer and their caregivers.

Purpose: The study aims to determine the effect of educational intervention provided to caregivers of hospitalized patients with terminal cancer theoretically, practically, and visually on their own and patients' quality of life.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted at a palliative care unit in Turkey between January and June 2019. The study included 35 hospitalized patients with cancer and 35 caregivers.

Uterine massage to reduce blood loss after vaginal delivery.

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and disability. A need for simple, inexpensive techniques to prevent PPH and provide treatment exists, particularly in cases where uterotonics cannot be accessed. Uterine massage is recommended as part of the routine active management of the third stage of labor.

'Pregnant women voice their concerns and delivery method preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey'.

Objective: To evaluate pregnant women's voice their concerns and delivery method preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

Unlabelled: A cross-sectional study is survey based using an online survey platform. Three hundred pregnant women were included between 16 May and 12 June 2020 in Turkey.

Assessment of Turkey IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) websites according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)/Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) guidelines.

Objective: To evaluate websites of in-vitro fertilisation centres in terms of standardised ethical guidelines for advertising.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in Turkey from February to April 2017. A total of 148 IVF centre websites were evaluated in terms of objective criteria in accordance with American Medical Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, American Society for Reproductive Medicine / Society for Assisted Reproductive.

Doctors and nurses' views on the participation of parents in invasive procedures of hospitalized children.

Objective: To determine health professionals' opinions toward family presence during invasive procedures in children, and to see the difference between the attitudes of physicians and nurses on the issue.

Methods: The descriptive study was conducted in June 2016 at the Paediatrics Clinic of Karadeniz Technical University Farabi Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey, and comprised health professionals working at the clinics. Data regarding attitudes of physicians and nurses on family presence during invasive procedures in children was collected using a questionnaire.

First do no harm - interventions during labor and maternal satisfaction: a descriptive cross-sectional study.

Background: Interventions can be lifesaving when properly implemented but can also put the lives of both mother and child at risk by disrupting normal physiological childbirth when used indiscriminately without indications. Therefore, this study was performed to investigate the effect of frequent interventions during labor on maternal satisfaction and to provide evidence-based recommendations for labor management decisions.

Methods: The study was performed in descriptive design in a state hospital in Kars, Turkey with 351 pregnant women who were recruited from the delivery ward.

Effects of gestational weight gain and body mass index on obstetric outcome.

It is already known that maternal overweight, obesity, and morbid obesity are associated with adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes. To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and the impact of body mass index (BMI) on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Turkey. The study population consisted of 698 singleton pregnancies whose height and weight follow up were performed from the first trimester of pregnancy and whose deliveries were monitored in Trabzon, Turkey in July 2014-June 2015.

The effect of maternal obesity on self-esteem and body image.

stress, dissatisfaction and the feeling of inadequacy experienced as a result of the change in appearance caused by weight gain affects self -esteem and body image of pregnant women negatively. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between maternal obesity, self-esteem and body image. The study was performed through a questionnaire in a state hospital in Trabzon, Turkey with 300 unselected pregnant women who were recruited from the delivery unit.

Attitudes of Turkish Academics Regarding Violence Against Women in the Name of Honor.

Honor is an important concept that has a vital value in Turkey and affects many women's lives and even causes death. It is of utmost importance to know and scientifically demonstrate the value judgments of the academics that lead and pioneer the society in our country where honor culture is adopted. Therefore, in Turkey, where thousands of women are exposed to violence every year, 877 academics participated in this descriptive study to determine the attitudes of academics toward violence against women in the name of honor.

Factors Affecting Depression During Pregnancy and the Correlation Between Social Support and Pregnancy Depression.

Background: Women are seriously subjected to psychiatric diseases during pregnancy and depression is the most prevailing one among these diseases. There is a relation between the social support and depression in pregnancy whose predisposing factors are genetic, psychological, biological, environmental, and hormonal.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the frequency of depression symptoms, and its risk factors.

Effects of SP6 Acupuncture Point Stimulation on Labor Pain and Duration of Labor.

Background: Acupressure has been used frequently to improve labor, manage labor pain, and shorten delivery time. However, there has been little research-based evidence to support the positive effects of acupressure in the obstetric area and obstetric nursing.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of SP6 acupressure on labor pain and delivery time in primigravida women in labor.

Efficacy and safety of hepatectomy performed with intermittent portal triad clamping with low central venous pressure.

Background: This retrospective study was designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of intermittent portal triad clamping (PTC) with low central venous pressure (CVP) in liver resections.

Methods: Between January 2007 and August 2013, 115 patients underwent liver resection with intermittent PTC. The patients' data were retrospectively analyzed.

Attitudes and health beliefs associated with breast cancer screening behaviors among Turkish women.

Problem: This research was undertaken to determine the attitudes and health beliefs of a sample of Turkish women about breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast examination, and mammography.

Design: Data were collected by means of a researcher-designed questionnaire and the Champion Health Belief Model Scale. A total of 1,342 women participated in this study.

Comparison of three educational interventions on breast self-examination knowledge and health beliefs.

Background: This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of various training methods for breast self-examination (BSE) knowledge, practice, and health beliefs.

Methods: The quasi-experimental investigation was carried out in an area where two community health care centers are located, in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Divided randomly into three groups, 1,342 women were instructed in BSE using individual or group training or by way of pamphlets.

The effects of peer education on university students' knowledge of breast self-examination and health beliefs.

This study was carried out to determine the effects of peer education on breast self-examination (BSE) knowledge and health beliefs. 180 female university students were trained in BSE by the nursing students. Students instructed in groups by their peers showed a much higher degree of BSE knowledge.