Background and Objectives: Midwifery students were not able to participate in internship programs and related practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. This kept them from meeting graduation requirements because they could not do the one-on-one observations for clinical case management. In this study, we aim to determine the effects of Individualized Information and Emotional Support Education (IESE) on the midwifery students’ anxiety levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: This is an experimental study with two stages. In the first stage, the researchers determined the anxiety levels of 268 students. In the second stage, 76 students with high levels of anxiety were provided with IESE. The IESE was conducted in interviews on online platforms and took a minimum of 60 min. The students’ anxiety levels were measured again one week after the IESE. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between the students’ State Anxiety Scale scores before and after the IESE (t = 8.756, p = 0.000). Before the IESE, 65.8% of the students had high anxiety levels about COVID-19-related disease or death, and the possibility of losing loved ones. After the education, this rate fell by 17.1% to 48.7%, and this difference was significant (χ2 = 5.077, p = 0.024). Conclusions: The IESE positively affected the students’ anxiety levels. Even just showing interest can make people feel cared for and valued, and people are sensitive to their needs. After this study, 30 students with high anxiety levels were sent for consultation with an expert and have been followed up by researchers.
One out of every five women of reproductive age suffers from migraine. Although headaches subside in most women during pregnancy, attacks continue and even worsen in some women. Pregnant women try to relieve pain with medication or non-pharmacological treatment methods. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the incidence of migraine attacks in pregnant women diagnosed with migraine and the ways they cope with headaches. The study included 191 pregnant women who were diagnosed with migraine in the pre-pregnancy period. McNemar analysis was performed to test the relationship between descriptive statistical methods and categorical variables when the data were analyzed. The mean gestational age of the participants was 28.31 ± 8.64 weeks, and their mean age at the onset of migraine was 20.74 ± 5.63 years. The comparison of the duration, frequency, and severity of headaches suffered before and during pregnancy demonstrated that there were statistical differences between them (p < 0.05). The frequency of using methods such as taking painkillers, resting in a dark room, and having cold application and massage to relieve headaches before pregnancy decreased statistically significantly during pregnancy (p < 0.05). As a result, the frequency and severity of migraines decrease during pregnancy. The tendency to resort to pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods used to relieve headaches decreases during pregnancy. Although migraine has many adverse effects on pregnancy, pregnant women do not demand satisfactory information from health professionals about migraine headaches during pregnancy.
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