Treatment of Nicotine Use in Adolescents Under 18 Years of Age: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.

The rising popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), the nicotine product that is most used by adolescents since 2014, has reversed decades of progress in declining youth tobacco use. E-cigarette use in adolescents is associated with future smoking, and evidence is mounting of an increased association with nicotine dependence. Therapies used to treat nicotine dependence in adults include pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions.

The effect of positive birth story videos on women's fear of birth, childbirth self- efficacy and birth preference: A randomized controlled study.

Fear of childbirth is a common concern among primiparous women and may negatively affect their confidence and birth preferences. This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of positive birth story videos on childbirth fear, self-efficacy, and birth beliefs. A total of 120 primiparous women between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation were randomly assigned to an intervention group ( = 60), which attended four weekly digital storytelling workshops featuring positive birth videos, or a control group ( = 60), which received routine antenatal education.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of education given to midwifery students with The Pecha Kucha Method on climate change awareness: A randomized controlled experimental study.

Aim: This study was conducted using Pecha-Kucha and PowerPoint presentation methods to raise midwifery students' awareness of climate change and to integrate it into midwifery education.

Background: Education is a social tipping intervention needed to stabilize the world's climate by 2050. Integrating sustainable health services into health professions curricula is an important action to raise awareness.

Traumatic breastfeeding experience in women: Scale development, validity and reliability study.

Background: Women's experiences of breastfeeding, their perspectives on breastfeeding and the meanings they attach to it can be very different. Breastfeeding, which is considered a healthy, physiological and natural process, can be differentiated and become a traumatic experience. In this context, the aim of the study was to develop the Traumatic Breastfeeding Experience Scale and to conduct a validity and reliability study.

Effectiveness of training for student midwives with jigsaw technique on respectful maternity care: A randomized controlled experimental study.

Aim: This study aims to fill this gap by evaluating the impact of Jigsaw learning on midwifery students' knowledge, practice and motivation in RMC training.

Background: While cooperative learning techniques have been explored in health education, their application in midwifery education-specifically in training student midwives in Respectful Maternity Care (RMC)-remains underexplored.

Design: It is a randomized controlled experimental study.

Pregnant Women's Breast Milk and Breastfeeding Myths and Associated Factors: A Case of Refugee and Non-Refugee Women.

Background: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of breast milk and breastfeeding myths during pregnancy among Turkish, Turkish-Romani, and Syrian pregnant women and compare the similarities and differences between the countries.

Methods And Study Design: The sample of the study consisted of 330 pregnant women who presented to a hospital. Data were collected with a 'Descriptive Information Form' and 'Breast Milk and Breastfeeding Myths Form' developed by the researchers.

The Place of Evidence-Based Practices in Theoretical and Clinical Practice From the Perspective of Midwifery Students: A Qualitative Study.

Background: This study was conducted to determine the views of future midwives about the place of evidence-based practices in midwifery education and practice.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive qualitative study was conducted with 28 student midwives who took the course of evidence-based practices in midwifery. Data were collected through in-depth and face-to-face interviews using an interview form.

Medical Students' Tobacco Consumption Status and Experiences with Smoke-free Law Violations in Enclosed Spaces in Türkiye and Northern Cyprus.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the frequency of tobacco smoking among medical students and assess their exposure to violations of smoke-free laws in enclosed spaces 30 days before the study. It also identifies key locations where such infractions occur and explores associated factors.

Material And Methods: A descriptive study was conducted using a questionnaire-based survey among students from two public and two private medical faculties in Türkiye and Northern Cyprus in 2023.

Women's Lives and Birth Experiences Are Important! Evaluation of Women's Perceptions of Respectful Maternal Care: The Mother-Friendly Hospital Difference.

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine women's perceptions of respectful maternity care, the effect of giving birth in a mother-friendly hospital on this perception and other factors affecting this perception.

Background: The philosophy of a mother-friendly hospital includes respectful maternity care. Few quantitative studies have been conducted in Turkey to assess the prevalence of respectful maternity care during childbirth and none have examined the difference between respectful maternity care in mother-friendly and nonmother-friendly hospitals.

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Breast Milk and Breastfeeding Scale.

Background: Despite the numerous benefits of breast milk and breastfeeding for mother, infant and society, breastfeeding rates are not at the desired level in the world. One of the factors affecting the ability of an infant to receive breast milk for the recommended duration is the attitudes and beliefs of the mother and the environment towards breastfeeding. In this study, it was aimed to develop the Attitudes and Beliefs about Breast Milk and Breastfeeding Scale to determine women's current levels of wrong beliefs and attitudes about breast milk and breastfeeding.

The relationship between women's personality traits and fear of childbirth, birth satisfaction, and postpartum depression.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between women's personality traits and their fear of childbirth, birth satisfaction, and postpartum depression.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between April and August 2022 among healthy third-trimester pregnant women aged 18-49 years who applied to the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic of a state hospital. Data were collected by the researchers by face-to-face interview method in three stages.

The effect of mandala coloring on anxiety and quality of life of women in the climacteric period: a randomized controlled study.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of mandala coloring on anxiety and quality of life of women in the climacteric period.

Methods: This research was conducted as an experimental study based on a randomized controlled pre-test and post-test model (single-blind). The study was conducted with women in the climacteric period who presented to a training and research hospital in a western city of Turkey between November 1, 2022, and April 28, 2023.

Investigation of midwifery students' opinions on the digital storytelling method in midwifery education and assessment of their digital stories.

Background: In today's digitalized world the use of innovative technologies in education systems is very important. In midwifery education, where learning by researching, applying, and experiencing is important, research on the effects of digital storytelling, which involves the use of innovative technology, is limited.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate midwifery students' views on the digital storytelling method in midwifery education and to assess the digital stories they produced.

Pelvic floor muscle training patient reported Outcome Measures (PROM) (PFMT-P): Turkish adaptation and its validity and relibiality.

Objective: Although there are several patient reported outcome measures (PROM) regarding knowledge, source of knowledge and practice about pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), there is a lack of a valid and reliable PROM that includes the practice component of PFMT along with knowledge and source of knowledge. There is no valid and reliable measurement tool in Turkish used for this purpose. In this context, the aim of our study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM) (PFMT-P) and to test whether it is a valid and reliable measurement tool for Turkish women.

What Should a Breastfeeding Place in Public Spaces Be Like? A Qualitative Study on Women's Experiences.

Background: Mothers need a place in public spaces where they can comfortably breastfeed and care for their babies. The availability and design features of these places are critical for meeting mothers' safety and comfort needs while they are breastfeeding.

Aim: This study was conducted to examine mothers' experiences with breastfeeding places in public spaces.

Effect of Stress Ball Application On Anxiety Levels of Pregnant Women During Non-Stress Test: Randomized Controlled Experimental Study.

Background: This randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the efficacy of stress ball application on stress levels of pregnant women during non-stress tests.

Methods: The study included 80 primiparous pregnant women (n = 40 in the experimental group and n = 40 in the control group) and was carried out in a state hospital's non-stress test room. Data for the study were gathered using Individual Description Form, and the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

Midwives' views about the effects of climate change on maternal and child health: A qualitative study.

Background: Midwives have important responsibilities to protect the health of mothers and children from the negative effects of climate change.

Aim: This research was conducted to determine how midwives perceived climate change, the effects of climate change on maternal and child health, and what midwives could do to combat these effects.

Methods: The research was designed as a case study, one of the qualitative research designs.

The effect of mandala coloring on pregnancy-related anxiety.

Purpose: In the literature, the efficacy of mandala coloring on pregnancy-related anxiety has been investigated, and no study has been found on its effect on anxiety. This randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the efficacy of mandala coloring application on pregnancy-related anxiety.

Methods: The study included 77 primiparous pregnant women: 39 in the control group and 38 in the experimental group, and was carried out in an education-research hospital's obstetric clinic.

The effect of online hypno-breastfeeding and solution-focused psychoeducation on mothers' breastfeeding motivation and perception of insufficient milk: Randomize controlled study.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of hypno-breastfeeding (HB) and solution-focused psychoeducation (SFP) on breastfeeding motivation and insufficient milk perception in mothers. It is a randomized controlled experimental study. The sample of the study consisted of 90 women who met the inclusion criteria.

Sexual attitudes and sexual functions during pregnancy: A comparative study.

Background: Sexuality is a multidimensional, not shallow, concept that involves the biological make-up and desires of women and men. It is a complex process that is shaped by the culture to which the individual belongs and the social conditions in which he/she lives.

Aims: This descriptive and cross-sectional study aims to determine the sexual function status and sexual attitudes of Turkish and Syrian pregnant women who admitted to birth clinics in Turkey to investigate the relationship between pregnancy processes and some variables.

Determination of pre-pregnancy fear of childbirth levels in Turkish and Syrian refugee individuals with no children: A comparative study.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine pre-pregnancy fear of childbirth levels and related factors in Turkish and Syrian refugee individuals with no children.

Study Design: A cross-sectional-descriptive design was used. The study was carried out between September 29 and November 15, 2022 with Turkish and Syrian refugee women with no children who presented to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Polyclinic of a state hospital and their spouses.