This study aims to investigate insomnia experienced by pregnant women and factors associated with it. This study was designed as hospital-based, descriptive, and cross-sectional research. The participants were 486 people chosen with nonprobability random sampling method. The data were collected through Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Interview Form. Insomnia prevalence in women participating in this study was found 52.2%. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of insomnia was 2.03 times higher for those in the third trimester than those in the first and second trimesters, 2.19 times higher for those 20 years old and over than younger ones, and 2.63 times higher for those who had depression syndrome than those who did not. Insomnia in pregnant women who participated in this study was found to be at high rates.
Objective:This study was performed to determine the rate of episiotomy.Material and Methods:This retrospective was conducted in 3 state hospitals located in 3 cities in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. Ethics committee approval was received for this study. Also, institutional permissions from the institutions where the study was conducted were obtained before the study. The sample of the study consisted of 8587 women. The data of the study were collected by analyzing birth records in archive records.Results:The average age of the women was 26.16±5.9 years, the average number of deliveries was 2.19±1.2, and 52.0% of the women who gave birth via vaginal delivery underwent episiotomy. The rate of episiotomy was found to be 93.3% in primipara women and 30.2% in multipara women. It was determined that neonatal weight did not affect the episiotomy rate, and that neonatal height was higher in deliveries with episiotomy and suture. Also, it was determined that as the age and parity of the women decreased, the rate of episiotomy increased.Conclusion:The rate of episiotomy was observed to be high, especially in primipara women.
Introduction: Menopause is the termination of menstruation and fertility. Women commonly experience sleeping problems during the menopausal period. Aromatherapy is among the complementary therapies used to remedy sleeping problems. Methods:This study aims to investigate the effects of lavender oil on sleep and quality of life of menopausal women through steam inhalation. This study was quasi-experimental with pre-test/post-test placebo control groups. It was conducted with 57 women, 27 of whom were subject to aromatherapy and 30 to a placebo. Data were collected using the Questionnaire Form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL). Results: For the intervention group, the PSQI median scores after the administration of aromatherapy were found to be significantly lower than those before the administration (p < 0.001) and those of the placebo group (p < 0.001). Similarly, for the intervention group, the total median MENQOL scores after the administration of the aromatherapy were found to be significantly lower than the scores prior to the administration (p < 0.001) as well as the scores of the placebo group (p < 0.001). Conclusion: It was found that aromatherapy involving lavender-scented steam inhalation increased sleep quality and quality of life in women with sleep deprivation problems during menopause.
Aim: The research was conducted in order to determine the incidence of nausea-vomiting (NV) at the pregnancy and the related factors. Method: The study was planned to be hospital-based, descriptive and cross-sectional. The sampling of the study consisted of 307 pregnant women chosen with the improbable random sampling method. The data were collected from the Women Policlinics of Vehbi Sahap Women’s and Children’s Diseases Hospital of the Health Ministry, Aksaray Province between 01 January 2010 and 07 June 2010. The Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea (PUQE) scoring system, developed by the researchers drawing on the literature, were used in the collection of the data. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, chi-square test and the significance test (t) of the difference between two means were used. Findings: It was found that 60.6 % of the pregnant women had complaints associated with nausea-vomiting (NV) and 42 % had mild NV whereas 18 % had moderate / severe NV. It was discovered that there was a statistically significant correlation between NV and presence of a systemic illness, use of iron supplements, use of medicine and previous NV experience (p<0.05) during pregnancy. There was not any statistically significant correlation between NV in pregnancy and body mass index (BMI), smoking, planned pregnancy and the mode of previous delivery (p>0.05). Result: As a result, NV in pregnancy is an important health problem that affects more than half of the women. It will be a huge contribution to provide health-trainings to the pregnant women and their close friends or relatives with the consideration of the risk factors of NV in order to enable the women to deal with this problem. There is a big responsibility for the health care workers about this issue. [TAF Prev Med Bull 2011; 10(3.000): 281-286
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