In this study, researchers aimed to assess the situation of domestic violence against women during the pandemic. 332 women participated in the study. It was found that emotional, verbal and total violence scores of the literate ones were higher. The emotional violence scores of the women who do not work and whose partners do not work due to the pandemic are higher (p < 0.05). The researchers reached the conclusion that emotional violence is higher during the pandemic process, and that failing to work in an income-generating job triggers this situation.

Objective: The studies especially on the postpartum effects of passive exposure to cigarette smoke are limited, although there are studies investigating early and late postpartum effects of active smoking during pregnancy. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between gestational active and passive smoking and early postpartum complications. Methods: This study was conducted with 217 women in the early postpartum period (first 7 days after birth) in a research hospital, gynecology and obstetrics clinic. Data were collected using the questionnaire form prepared in accordance with the literature by the face-to-face interview method. They were evaluated in the SPSS 23.0 program, and descriptive statistics, logistic regression analysis in multivariate analyses and multiple linear regression analysis were in the analysis of data. Results: In the study, it was found that active smoking was associated with cardiac anomalies (OR = 0.18, 95% = CI 0.03–0.91; p = .039), developmental retardation (OR = 0.11, 95% CI = 0.02–0.56; p = .008), respiratory distress (OR = 0.12, 95% CI = 0.02–0.58; p = .008), low birth weight (OR = 0.22, 95% CI = 0.08–0.57; p = .003) and premature labor (OR = 0.30, 95% CI = 0.16–0.59; p = .000) while passive smoking was associated with premature labor (OR = 0.47, 95% CI = 0.25–0.89; p = .021). It was determined that passive smoking was associated with gestational hypertension (OR 0.30, 95% CI = 0.09–0.85; p = .025). Nevertheless, it was found that active smoking negatively affected the infant’s birth weight (p = .000), length (p = .040), head circumference (p = .000) and breastfeeding (p = .005). Conclusion: Gestational active and passive smoking has significant negative effects on maternal and infant health in the early postpartum period.