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Aim: To develop a theory to explain women's experiences about becoming a mother following successful in vitro fertilization treatment.Design: This study is a qualitative study based on a constructivist grounded theory approach.Methods: Data were collected using a semi-structured interview guide initially that was later to be changed to a flexible interview guide between June 2018 and 2019. Interviews were conducted with 18 women, who became pregnant and mothers following successful in vitro fertilization treatment. Data collection and analysis were performed in a cyclic manner using open, axial and selective coding. This study was reported based on consolidated criteria and was used to report qualitative research data. Findings:The core category, 'non-spontaneous path to motherhood', involved the following four categories: 'the treatment process is exhausting', 'leaving the infertility world', 'pregnancy under the shadow of fear' and 'getting stuck between fertile and infertile worlds' with 10 sub-categories. Conclusion:This study provides valuable insight into experiences of these women about becoming a mother. Unlike the Becoming a Mother Theory, it can be said that the anticipation stage, the first stage in the Becoming a Mother Theory, begins at the moment of embryo transfer in these women. Furthermore, the personal stage, the final stage in the Becoming a Mother Theory, is not completed within the first year after birth, even women were found to conceal experiences of in vitro fertilization treatment from the social environment even after birth.Impact: This study will provide potential support for obstetric healthcare professionals in better understanding women's experiences about becoming a mother following successful in vitro fertilization treatment.

Family caregivers play a key role in meeting care needs of cancer patients. The aim of this review was to systematically examine life experiences of family caregivers of women with gynaecological cancer. A mixed-methods systematic review based on a retrospective review of the research on the topic was conducted. The review was limited to articles in English published between 1985 and 2014. The literature search was performed in CINAHL, Scopus, PubMed and ScienceDirect. A total of 16 full-text articles published in national and international journals were reviewed: 10 quantitative studies, 5 qualitative studies and 1 both qualitative and quantitative study. Of all caregivers with gynaecological cancer, 59% were partners, 27% were sons or daughters and 14% were brothers or sisters, mothers and friends. The qualitative research on caregivers' experiences revealed three themes: 'emotional devastation', 'change' and 'coping'. The family caregivers of women with gynaecological cancer had difficulty in areas examined, but the studies investigating caregivers' needs were limited to certain subjects and they were not solution-oriented. It is recommended that qualitative and quantitative studies including the solutions regarding family caregivers of women with gynaecological cancer should be integrated.

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This study examined the effect of the Caring Behavior in Nursing course on the compassion and emotional intelligence levels of nursing students. Design and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was carried out using pretest and posttest design. The research sample consisted of the intervention (n = 37) and the control (n = 36) group. Data were collected through "The Emotional Intelligence Evaluation Survey" and "The Compassion Scale." Findings: It was determined that the compassion levels of the students in the intervention group were statistically significantly higher than the compassion levels of the control group of students.

Özİnfertilite nedeniyle bir bebeğe sahip olabilmek için çiftler çoğunlukla yardımcı üreme tedavilerine başvurmaktadır. Gebelik gerçekleştiği durumlarda, çiftler için gebeliğin anlamı mutlu ve keyifli bir süreç olsa da, infertilite tanısı ve tedavilerinin getirdiği yükle birlikte zorlu bir sürece dönüşebilmektedir. Özellikle kadınlar bu süreçte gebeliği kabullenememe, bebeğini kaybetme korkusu, bebeğin sağlığı konusunda endişelenme, belirsizlik gibi duygular yaşayabilmektedirler. İnfertilite tedavisi sonrası gebe kalan kadınların spontan gebeler arasında göz ardı edilebildiği bilinmektedir. Uluslararası literatürde niteliksel çalışmalarda yardımcı üreme tedavileri ile gebe kalan kadınların gebeliğe ve doğum sonu döneme kolayca uyum sağlamadığını göstermektedir. Bu derleme ile, infertilite tedavisi sonrası gebe kalan kadınların anne olma sürecinki deneyimleri kuramsal olarak incelenmiş ve analiz edilmiştir. AbstractIn order to have a baby due to infertility, couples often resort to assisted reproduction therapy. In cases of pregnancy, even if the meaning of pregnancy is a happy and enjoyable process for these couples, the burden of infertility diagnosis and treatments can turn into a challenging process. Especially women can experience emotions such as not accepting pregnancy, fear of losing their baby, worrying about their health, uncertainty. It is known that pregnant women after infertility treatment can be ignored among spontaneous pregnancies. In qualitative studies at international literature, pregnant women with assisted reproductive treatments do not easily adjust to gestation and postpartum period. With this review, the experiences of the mother who became pregnant after infertility treatment were reviewed and analyzed theoretically.

This study investigated the effect of lifestyle on the quality of life among couples undergoing infertility treatment. The research universe consisted of 200 couples undergoing infertility treatment in Akdeniz University's Center of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproductive Techniques. The data collection tools the authors used were a personal information form requesting sociodemographic characteristics and history of infertility, the SF-36 Quality of Life Scale, and the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale. This study revealed that the quality of life of the women in the study was lower than that of the men. The authors also found that the couples' quality of life was reduced by variables such as advanced age, low education level, unemployment status, lower income, long duration of infertility, high body mass index, history of andrological surgery, and previous experience of assisted reproduction techniques three or more times. Last, it was determined that the couples' quality of life improved as their healthy lifestyle behaviors increased. Demonstrating positive health behavior is likely to improve the quality of life of couples undergoing infertility treatment.