Objective: This study aims to determine pregnant women's physical activity and exercise status during pregnancy and affecting factors. Methods: The research was conducted in a cross-sectional design with 220 low-risk pregnant women who were in their third trimester between March 3 and June 29 2022 at Training and Research Hospital. Research data were collected by face-to-face interview method using the forms developed by the authors. Results: It was seen that among the pregnant women who participated in the research, 35.9% exercised regularly before pregnancy and 25.9% regularly exercised during pregnancy. The most common exercises performed during pregnancy were walking and pilates. The assessment of the physical activity of pregnant women revealed that 80.5% were sedentary. The rate of exercising during pregnancy was 4.04 times (aOR 4.04, 95% CI 1.33-12.27) higher in women with planned pregnancies compared to unplanned pregnancies and 30.57 times higher in women who exercised regularly before pregnancy compared to those who did not do so (aOR 30.57, 95% CI 12.53-74.55). Likewise, compared to those who were obese during pregnancy, non-obese ones were 0.36 times more physically active (aOR 0.36, 95% CI 0.16-0.84). Similarly, it was established that women who exercised before pregnancy were 10.51 times more physically active than those who did not (aOR 10.51, 95% CI 4.60-24.02). Conclusion: In the research, it was concluded that the rates of exercising and being physically active during pregnancy were low, that planned pregnancy and regular exercise before pregnancy increased exercise behavior during pregnancy, and that obesity decreases physical activity.
Objectives: This study was carried out to determine the traditional practices that women who have just given birth apply to their babies. Methods: The research is descriptive. The participants were recruited from women who had just given birth to 198 women in a maternity hospital. The data was collected through the personal information form. The chi-square test was used to plan the categorical data in detail as the mean of the research data, as numbers, and as percentages. p < 0.05 was accepted as meaning. Results: It was determined that traditional practices frequently used by women; The use of the yellow blanket against jaundice, swaddling so that the waist does not sink in, staying warm, being hard as steel, and having straight legs and the use of salt. It was determined that these practices were applied more by mothers who graduated from primary school. Although the frequency of use of applications such as burying the belly in the garden and throwing it in the water was found to be significant by age, it was determined to be used more in the group aged 31 and over. It has been determined that wearing evil eye beads is more common among mothers under the age of 25. Conclusions: In our study, it was observed that traditional practices were widely applied in the neonatal period. Newborn health should be supported by providing continuous midwifery care to women, education, and health checks.
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