SİS ÇELİK, Aslı Atatürk Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Hemşirelik Bölümü, Turkey , ÇAPIK, Ayla Atatürk Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Ebelik Bölümü, Turkey , ENGİN, Raziye Atatürk Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Hemşirelik Bölümü, Turkey

Determining The Traditional Practices During Pregnancy and Postpartum Period in Erzurum

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Objective: The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine the traditional practices women conducted during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Method: 111 women attending the obstetrics department of a university hospital between 2^nd February 2009 and 10^th April 2009, and accepting to participate in this study were included in this study. A questionnaire, prepared by the researchers, was used to collect data. Percentage distributions were used to evaluate data. Results: 33.3% of the women participating in the study were aged between 20 and 25, 46.8% were primary school graduates, and 64% had nuclear families. It was determined that during their postpartum period 38.7% of women conducted traditional practices related to breastfeeding, 52.3% conducted traditional practices related to puerperality, and 92.8% conducted traditional practices related to infant care. Conclusion: Results of this study prove that women conducted various traditional practices during their pregnancy and postpartum period; women conducted traditional practices regarding infant care at higher level.

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Pregnancy , postpartum period , infant care , traditional practices.

Journal Of Anatolia Nursing an‎d Health Sciences

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