The effect of interventions in vaginal birth on fear of childbirth: A multicentre study.

Aim: This cross-sectional multicentre study aimed to determine the effect of interventions during vaginal birth for fear of childbirth.

Methods: In this cross-sectional and analytical study, 852 women who had a vaginal birth between 2019 and 2020 were enrolled. Data were collected using the Descriptive Questionnaire and Wijma Birth Expectation/Experience Scale Version B.

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among Pregnant, Lactating, and Nonpregnant Women of Reproductive Age in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study.

Objective: This study aims to identify the rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine acceptance, the reasons for receiving and not receiving the vaccine, and the associated factors among pregnant, lactating, and nonpregnant women of reproductive age.

Methods: This cross-sectional and analytical study was conducted online in Turkey, at the end of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, between February and May 2022. A total of 658 women (230; 35% pregnant) (187; 28.

Validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the Aging Anxiety Scale for Middle-Aged Women.

Purpose: This study aimed to perform a validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the Aging Anxiety Scale for Middle-Aged Women.

Design And Methods: This methodological study was conducted with 262 women aged between 40 and 59 years.

Findings: While language, content and construct validity analyses were performed at the validity phase of the scale, internal consistency and stability over time analyses were performed at the reliability stage.

Premenstrual disorders among young Turkish women: According to DSM-IV and DSM-V criteria using the premenstrual symptoms screening tool.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) according to the DSM-IV and DSM-V criteria using the premenstrual symptoms screening tool (PSST) in young Turkish women aged 15-24 years.

Design And Methods: This descriptive study included 760 Turkish female students in Izmir.

Findings: The prevalence of PMS was 61.

Pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms and risk factors at the first year of postpartum women: a cross-sectional study.

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) symptoms experienced the first year of postpartum and obstetric risk factors. This research was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study was conducted with 408 women between 3 and 12 months postpartum, in İzmir.