Comparison of Coconut and Sunflower Seed Oils in Improving the Skin Integrity and Weight Gain of Infants in the Neonatal ICU.

Objective: To determine the effects of sunflower seed oil and coconut oil on the skin integrity and weight gain of preterm infants in the neonatal ICU.

Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 66 preterm neonates (34-37 weeks' gestation) in the neonatal ICU of a training and research hospital were equally divided into three groups: sunflower seed oil, coconut oil, and control. The weights of neonates in all three groups were measured at admission to the neonatal ICU, at discharge, and at 1 month postdischarge.

The Effect of Using Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Povidone Iodine Solution on the Healing Process Before a Cesarean Section.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effect of povidone iodine (PI) and chlorhexidine gluconate (CG) shower groups on the healing process in cesarean section operations.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Methods: Patients were recruited from Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital in Turkey between February and May 2021.

The development of sudden infant death syndrome awareness scale-mother form and examination of its psychometric properties.

Purpose: This study aimed to develop the "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Scale-Mother Form" (SIDSAS-MF) and assess its psychometric properties.

Design And Methods: The methodological study involved mothers (n = 450) with infants aged 0-12 months. Data were collected using a socio-demographic information form and the draft of the SIDSAS-MF.

Examining mothers' obsessive and compulsive behaviors regarding baby care, cyberchondria level and maternal burnout in the postpartum period: Path analysis.

Objective: To examine the effects of postpartum women's obsessive and compulsive behaviors towards the care of their babies and maternal exhaustion levels on cyberchondria.

Methods: The study, designed as a cross-sectional and correlation-seeking study, included 275 mothers. Data were collected from Turkish mothers with maternal burnout scale (MBS), scale for obsessive and compulsive behavıors of mothers ın the postpartum perıod wıth regard to baby care and cyberchondria severity scale (CSS).

The Relationship between video game addiction and bladder/bowel dysfunction in children.

Introduction: Video games have a strong influence on children and adolescents. Video game addiction has negative effects on children's health.

Objective: To determine the relationship between video game addiction and bladder/bowel dysfunction in children.

The effect of perceived social support on fatigue in mothers having twin infants: the mediating role of sleep quality.

The aim of this study is to investigate the mediating role of sleep quality in the relationship between multidimensional perceived social support and fatigue among mothers of twin infants. One hundred and six (106) twin mothers participated in this cross-sectional study, who completed the Descriptive Information Form, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Checklist Individual Strength. The scale score averages of the mothers in the study are as follows: social support, 61.

Determination of the relationship between parents' health literacy and fever management of their children: A cross-sectional study.

Aims: The research was conducted to determine the practices of parents regarding the fever management of their children and reveal the relationship between their health literacy (HL) and fever management of their children.

Design: Cross-sectional study was used.

Methods: This study was carried out with 242 parents.

Motherhood experiences of nurses receiving postgraduate education: A phenomenological research study.

Objective: Trying to juggle multiple roles and responsibilities as a student, nurse, and mother can be challenging due to pressures from overlapping time management. This study was conducted to explore the experiences of graduate students who work as nurses and are mothers.

Methods: The qualitative phenomenological data for this study were gathered from nurses at a training and research hospital between August and November 2022, utilizing face-to-face interviews.

The effect of family integrated care on preparing parents with premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit for discharge.

Objective: The study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental trial to determine the effect of the Family Integrated Care (FICare) model on the readiness of parents whose infants were hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for discharge and home care of the infants.

Study Design: Parents in the intervention group received FICare, and parents in the control group received standard care.

Results: The total mean score of the mothers and fathers in the intervention group regarding readiness for discharge and home care was higher than that of the control group, and a significant difference was observed.

Can Willingness to Breastfeed Be an Opportunity for Smoking Pregnant Women to Quit Smoking?

Purpose: Smoking during pregnancy and/or not breastfeeding have considerable negative health outcomes for the mother and infant. This descriptive and cross-sectional study determined the relationship between the prediction of smoking cessation success in pregnant women and their breastfeeding attrition prediction during lactation. The other aim of the study was to determine the predictor of smoking cessation success and the factors affecting breastfeeding attrition prediction.

Analgesia Nociception Index Monitoring in the Evaluation of Postoperative Pain in Children: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between the analgesia nociception index (ANI) device and pain scales used in the postoperative pain assessment of pediatric patients who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy.

Design: The study was designed as a correlation observational pilot study.

Methods: Postoperative pain was evaluated using pediatric pain scales (face, legs, arms, cry, consolability scale; numerical rating scale; Wong-Baker scale) and ANI device in school-aged children and adolescents.

Concerns of High-Risk Pregnancies During Pandemic: COVID-19 and Fear of Birth.

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the fear of birth and coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnant women who applied to the high-risk pregnancy outpatient clinic during the pandemic and investigate whether there is a relationship between these fears.

Method: This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study using questionnaires. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale and Fear of Birth Scale for Pregnant Women were validated in Turkish in outpatient women with high-risk pregnancies.

An investigation of the relationship between mother's personality traits, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and perception of insufficient milk supply.

The researchers planned this study as a descriptive-correlational study to determine the relationship between mothers' personality traits, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and perception of insufficient milk supply. This descriptive, cross-sectional, and analytical study involved 429 mothers in Turkey's Sakarya province who applied to a training and research hospital between February-June 2020. It was found that self-control and openness to development affected breastfeeding self-efficacy positively, while neuroticism affected breastfeeding self-efficacy negatively ( < 0.

Scale Development Study: Readiness for Discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Home Care of Premature Infants by Parents.

Objective: To develop the readiness for hospital discharge scale for mothers and fathers with a premature infant hospitalised in the neonatal intensive care unit and to test the validity and reliability of this scale.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Sakarya University Education and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey, from February  to June 2020.

Turkish Adaptation and Validation of the EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care (EMPATHIC-30) Questionnaire to Measure Parent Satisfaction in Neonatal Intensive Care Units.

The aim of this study was to translate and validate the shortened version of the "EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care" (EMPATHIC-30) questionnaire into Turkish to measure parent satisfaction in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). The study used a cross-sectional design. The data of the study were collected from parents with infants staying in the NICU of a training and research hospital in Sakarya, Turkey, between July 2018-2019 after obtaining ethical approval.

Childbirth and Postpartum Period Fear and the Related Factors in Pregnancy.

Objective: This study was carried out to determine the factors affecting pregnant women's anxiety levels during delivery and the postpartum period.

Study Design: A descriptive and analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Polyclinic; and Antenetal Education Class, Sakarya University Education and Research Hospital, Sakarya,Turkey, from October 2018 to January 2019.