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Background Pregnancy is an important time for developing attitudes and beliefs about childhood vaccinations. Vaccinations are among the most effective way of preventing some infectious diseases. Discussions on vaccinations have increased due to the Covid-19 pandemic and there is an opportunity to give society correct information on vaccinations. Aim The aim of the study was to determine the opinions of pregnant women on vaccinations in pregnancy and childhood and the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on these views. Methods The study was conducted as a cross-sectional study. The sample included 152 pregnant women. Data were collected through a 25-item online questionnaire created by the researchers. Results It was found in our study that 29.6% of pregnant women using forum websites exhibited hesitant attitudes towards vaccinations. The vaccine hesitancy rate was found to be high in pregnant women who said that their economic level was low and who worried about the risks of vaccination. The Covid-19 pandemic was reported to be the cause of a decrease in vaccine hesitancy in 28.9% of the participants. Conclusion The events surrounding the pandemic provided an opportunity to explain how pregnant women feel about vaccinations. Providing pregnant women with access to correct information from health workers may reduce the problem of trust, which is among the most important reasons for vaccine hesitancy.

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Öz Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of regular walking program on sleep quality in postmenopausal women. Materials and Methods: The study has semiexperimental design with pretest-posttest control group. The sample consisted of 66 women (33 training, 33 controls) who were at least literate, who went through menopause by natural means, did not exceed 65 years of age, did not receive hormone replacement therapy, did not have any chronic disease. The data were collected with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Introductory Information Form. The women in the training group were asked to take regular and paced walking for at least 30 minutes three days a week for six weeks, and they were followed up by telephone. No attempt was made to women in the control group. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between pretest sleep quality and PSQI mean scores of women in the training and control groups. In the last test after six weeks of regular and paced walking application, it was found that the good sleep quality of the training group increased from 6.1% to 39.4%. On the other hand, control group it was found that the rate of good sleep quality, which was 15.2% in the pretest, decreased to 12.1% after 6 weeks. The difference between training and control groups pretest-posttest sleep quality was found to be statistically significant. Conclusion: It has been shown that regular and paced walking for 6 weeks increases the sleep quality of postmenopausal women.