The effect of empathy training given to midwives on the empathic communication skills of midwives and the birth satisfaction of mothers giving birth with the help of these midwives: A quasi-experimental study.

Rationale, Aims, And Objectives: Empathic attitudes and behaviours of midwives directly affect obstetric outcomes. The study aims to examine the effect of empathy training on the empathic communication skills of midwives and the childbirth satisfaction of primiparous mothers.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study has two sample groups including midwives working in the delivery unit (n = 15) and mothers giving birth with the help of these midwives (n = 134).

Males' attitudes towards violence against women and the affecting factors.

Purpose: The present study aims to identify the attitudes of men living in two different cities of Turkey towards violence against women and to investigate the variables affecting their attitudes towards violence.

Design And Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in two factories in Ağrı and Kahramanmaraş cities between October and November 2019.

Findings: Participants' ISKEBE Violence against Women Attitude Scale mean score was 98.

Determination of Intercultural Sensitivity Among Nurses.

This descriptive study was carried out between July 2017 and August 2017 in an Obstetrics/Gynecology and Children Hospital affiliated to Gaziantep provincial directorate of health. The study population consisted of 363 nurses working in the aforementioned Obstetrics/Gynecology and Children Hospital, and the non-probability sampling method was implemented to reach them. Of the nurses included in the study population, 183 who volunteered to participate in the study comprised the sample of the study.

The effect of yoga on stress level in infertile women.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of planned yoga practices on stress levels in infertile women.

Design And Methods: This randomized controlled study included 128 volunteer women who were registered at a private in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic and received infertility treatment. The patients in the experimental group took part in the yoga program twice a week for 6 weeks.

Reliability and Validity of a Turkish version of the Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale.

Aim: This study aims to conduct reliability and validity study of the Turkish version of the "Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale", which determines pregnant women's perception of breastfeeding self-efficacy in the prenatal period.

Material And Method: This methodological research was carried out between December 2014 and May 2016 in maternity clinics of the Erzurum Nene Hatun Maternity Hospital and Atatürk University Research Hospital. The study population consisted of pregnant women, admitted to the specified clinics for prenatal controls.

The Effect of Nursing Care Based on Comfort Theory on Women's Postpartum Comfort Levels After Caesarean Sections.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of nursing care based on comfort theory on women's postpartum comfort levels after C-sections.

Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used. The sample comprised 100 women who had C-sections (50 experimental, 50 control).

Midwifery education in Turkey.

Midwives are the most important health workers for the protection and improvement of maternal and infant health. A well organized health system and qualified midwife education programs developed in accordance with contemporary requirements are required to ensure the competence of midwives in their practice.

Determination of the motherly reactions to adolescents' experience of menarche. II.

Objectives: The study was conducted to identify mothers' reactions to adolescent girls' experience of menarche.

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the University Hospital in Eastern Anatolia in Erzurum, Turkey, between April and May 2009. The study comprised mothers of adolescent girls who had experienced menarche during the last 12 months.

Prospective study of postpartum depression in eastern Turkey prevalence, socio-demographic and obstetric correlates, prenatal anxiety and early awareness.

Aims And Objectives: The study was undertaken to provide an estimate of the prevalence of postpartum depression and its correlates. Further, we sought to evaluate the predictive power of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale when administered at postpartum week one for symptoms of depression at postpartum week six.

Background: Postpartum depression is a major health issue for women worldwide with well-documented negative health consequences for the mother and family.

Dysmenorrhea prevalence among adolescents in eastern Turkey: its effects on school performance and relationships with family and friends.

Study Objective: To evaluate the effect of menstrual pain duration and severity on education performance and attitudes towards family and friends among Turkish female adolescents.

Design: Descriptive study.

Setting: 26 high schools located in Erzurum, Northeastern Turkey.

Determination of the motherly reactions to adolescents' experience of menarche.

Objectives: The study was conducted to identify mothers' reaction to adolescent girls' experience of menarche.

Methods: This retrospective and descriptive study was conducted in the Nursing School and Erzurum Health School of Atatürk University in Erzurum, Turkey, in October 2008. The study comprised 191 first-year students.

Relationship between age of menopause and cell-mediated immune hypersensitivity in right- and left-handed women.

The aim of this work was to study the relationship between age of menopause and cell-mediated immune hypersensitivity in right- (N = 32) and left-handed (N = 15) women who had experienced menopause after age of 34 at least one year before interview. Age of menopause was higher in right-handed than left-handed women. Cell-mediated immunity was higher in left-handers than right-handers.

Health education for pregnant women: the role of background characteristics.

This was a pilot study with the purpose of determining the effect of health education in enhancing the self-care agency of pregnant women and to define the role of their background characteristics in the success of this education. Subjects of this study were 30 pregnant women who visited a university hospital for check. The success of the given education was measured by pre- and post-tests that were applied before and after health education using "self-care agency scale".

Effect of left- or right-handedness on nursing practice.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of hand preference of nursing and the success of the nursing practice. The study included 24 students, all of whom attend different classes in the School of Nursing. The status of left- or right-handedness of the students included in the research was determined using Oldfield (Edinburgh Handedness Inventory) Index.