Traditional Practices of Mothers in the Postpartum Period: Evidence from Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorAltuntug, Kamile
dc.contributor.authorAnik, Yesim
dc.contributor.authorEge, Emel
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:34:22Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:34:22Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractIn various cultures, the postpartum period is a sensitive time and various traditional practices are applied to protect the health of the mother and the baby. The aim of this study was to determine traditional practices of mother care in the postpartum period in Konya City of Turkey. The research was a descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out among 291 women at the first 8 weeks of postpartum period who visited to family health centers from June 1 to December 1, 2015. The data were collected using questionnaires. Statistical analysis of the data was done with SSPS version 22.0. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Based on the results, 84.5% of women applied a traditional mother care practice during the postpartum period. The most popular, were practices for increasing of breast milk (97.9%), preventing incubus albasmasi (81.8%), getting rid of incubus (74.9%), and preventing postpartum bleeding (14.1%).The findings of the study show that traditional practices towards mother care in the period after birth are common. In order to provide better health services, it is important for health professionals to understand the traditional beliefs and practices of the individuals, families, and society that they serve.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.29063/ajrh2018/v22i1.9
dc.identifier.endpage102en_US
dc.identifier.issn1118-4841
dc.identifier.issn2141-3606
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid29777646en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85047626680en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage94en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2018/v22i1.9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/15577
dc.identifier.volume22en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000430467300009en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWomens Health & Action Research Centreen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAfrican Journal Of Reproductive Healthen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectPostpartum Perioden_US
dc.subjectTraditional Practicesen_US
dc.subjectMother Careen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleTraditional Practices of Mothers in the Postpartum Period: Evidence from Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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