This clinical trial study was planned in order to evaluate the effect of antenatal education on antenatal and postpartum adaptation and newborn perceptions among adolescent pregnant women. A research assistant met with pregnant adolesencents in a Family Health Center and at the participants' homes. The sample included 70 pregnant adolescents (35 in experimental group, 35 in control group) chosen through simple random sampling. The experimental group received antenatal eduation, whereas the control group merely had routine surveillance. As for data collection tools, the Prenatal Self Evaluation Questionnaire (PSEQ), the Postpartum Self Evaluation Questionnaire (PPSEQ) and the Newborn Perception Scale (NPI) was used. It was found that the experiment group who received antenatal education had a lower mean total PSEQ score (133.94 ± 15.62) compared to the control group (159.86 ± 17.83). In the comparison of two groups, it was determined that the experiment group had lower mean total PPSEQ scores on the 1st day, 1st week and 2nd week compared to the control group, indicating higher levels of postpartum adaptation (p = .017, p = .009, p = .029). It was determined that the level of prenatal adaptation was higher in the experiment group, which received antenatal education, than in the control group and that levels of postpartum adaptation was significantly higher in the experiment group on the 1st postpartum day and the 1st and 2nd postpartum weeks but not on the 4th postpartum week. There were no significant differences between the experiment and control groups in terms of NPI results.

The study aimed to determine the impact of polycystic ovary syndrome on women’s body image and sexual function. In this case-control study, 97 women with polycystic ovary syndrome and 95 healthy women were interviewed in a hospital using the Personal Information Form, Body Image Scale, and Female Sexual Function Index. The total score of body image of women in the polycystic ovary syndrome group was found to be 132.11±19.44 and it was 133.35±21 in the control group; there was no statistically significant difference between them (p>0.05). In this study, 74.23% of the women with polycystic ovary syndrome (+) experienced sexual dysfunction. Sex drive, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and averages of pain subscales and female sexual function index total score were found to be significantly lower in the polycystic ovary syndrome group than in the control group (p<0.05). The findings suggest a difference between women with polycystic ovary syndrome and healthy women in terms of sexual function, while body image was similar in both groups. Our data suggest that the polycystic ovary syndrome has a negative effect on the sexuality.

This study was conducted to determine prenatal distress levels of pregnant women from seven provinces of Turkey and factors affecting prenatal distress levels. The multicentre descriptive study included 2365 pregnant women who were in the twentieth gestational week and above. The data were collected using the pregnancy information form, prenatal distress questionnaire and spousal support scale. Descriptive statistics, Student’s t-test, ANOVA and logistic regression were used to evaluate the data. The results of this study demonstrated that pregnant women’s prenatal distress levels are affected by such factors as the region lived in, lack of spousal support and being a primary school graduate. Nurses should develop intervention strategies that involve the pregnant woman's spouse to reduce prenatal distress and the factors affecting prenatal distress.

21. Yüzyılda çoğu alanda olduğu gibi sağlık alanında da bir çok teknolojik gelişme yaşanmıştır. Özellikle COVİD-19 pandemi sürecinde, izolasyon önlemleri sebebiyle hastalara ulaşmanın zorlu olduğu dönemde sağlık bilgi sistemleri önemli hale gelmiştir. Sağlık bilgi sistemlerinin yanı sıra yapay zeka, robot teknolojileri, taşınabilir tıbbi cihazlar, giyilebilir teknolojiler gibi birçok teknolojik gelişme, daha kaliteli hasta bakımının sağlanması, malpraktis ve hataların önlenmesi açısından dikkate alınması gereken önemli gelişmelerdir. Dünya’da ve ülkemizde hemşirelik mesleğinin öneminin yeniden anlaşıldığı şu dönemde, sağlık sisteminin sayıca büyük bir kısmının hemşirelerden oluştuğu dikkate alındığında, lokal veya küresel boyutlarda planlanan teknolojik gelişim ve değişim faaliyetlerinde, hemşirelerin geliştirdiği davranışlar, teknolojiye bakış açıları, teknolojik değişimlere gösterdikleri direnç veya teknolojik yeniliği kabullenme ve teknolojiyi etkin bir şekilde kullanmaları büyük öneme sahiptir. Bu sebeple bireylerin yeni teknolojileri kullanırken yaşadıkları stres anlamına gelen teknostres kavramının dikkate alınması gerekmektedir. Bu derlemenin amacı; hemşirelik mesleğinde teknostres kavramının incelenmesi, hemşirelerde teknostrese sebep olan faktörlerin ortaya konulması ve hemşirelerde teknostres alanında gelecekte yapılacak çalışmalara katkı sağlamaktır

Background: The breastfeeding process is as vital for the mother as it is for the baby. Therefore, weaning is a difficult decision for both parties. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the traditional and non-traditional methods that mothers use to wean their babies. Methods: This descriptive type of study was conducted between May 15, 2018, and October 15, 2018, on 1124 women with healthy children aged 2-5 years who were referring to the Primary Health Care Center in Kocaeli Province in Turkey. The data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. Results: Around 31.8% of mothers (n=358) applied a substance to their nipples, which is said to create a frightening effect for the baby. About 14.5% of mothers (n=164) applied substances on the nipple, to leave a bitter taste in the mouth of the baby, and reduce the desire to suck the nipple. Another method used to wean is to apply something that creates a repulsive effect on the nipple. This method was used by 12.3% of mothers (n=139). The percentage of women who failed on the first attempt was 11.38% (n=128). The reasons for re-starting breastfeeding were as follows: the method to wean was not working (21.1%, n=27), the influence of relatives to abandon weaning (6.2%; n=8), and the baby crying too much (89.1%; n=11). Conclusions: Some mothers used the traditional method for weaning and the majority of the babies of the mothers who used the traditional method responded by crying. According to these findings, training and counseling on breastfeeding are recommended to mothers who are breastfeeding by nurses.