Expression of Feelings by Pregnant Women Living in Two Different Geographic Regions and Their Adaptation to Pregnancy: Hungary and Turkey Cases

dc.contributor.authorPınar, Şükran Ertekin
dc.contributor.authorYıldırım, Gülay
dc.contributor.authorCesur, Büşra
dc.contributor.authorElias, Zsuzsanna
dc.contributor.authorKayapınar, Hatice Nur
dc.contributor.authorŞekeroğlu, Selda
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T17:44:51Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T17:44:51Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim While pregnancy is seen as a normal condition in pregnant women, physical, psychological and social changes can also be experienced.This study was conducted to investigate expression of feelings by pregnant women living in two different geographic regions and theiradaptation to pregnancy. ( Sakarya Med J 2018, 8(3):582-592)Methods This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with 211 pregnant women who were admitted to gynaecology clinics in Turkeyand Hungary, and who had no health problems in themselves and in their babies (Turkey = 112; Hungary = 99). Data were collected bypersonal information form and questionnaire to assess women’s expressions of feelings related to pregnancy and adaptation to pregnancy.Results The participating pregnant women in Hungary had concerns that they would not be able to give birth to their babies because of a painfulbirth process (67.7%), that their babies would not be healthy (86.9%), whereas the pregnant women in Turkey had concerns that theywould not be able to give birth to their babies (49.1%). While more than half of the pregnant women in Hungary expressed their concernsabout maintaining the pregnancy, giving birth and the health of the baby, less number of pregnant women in Turkey expressed theirconcerns. Pregnant women in Turkey expressed that they were afraid of labour pains more than those in Hungary.Conclusion There are differences between moods and adaptations to pregnancy of pregnant women who live in two different areas. These differencesshow the importance of planning and implementation of transcultural care initiatives.
dc.identifier.endpage592
dc.identifier.issn2146-409X
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage582
dc.identifier.trdizinid329215
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/329215
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/25537
dc.identifier.volume8
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofSakarya Tıp Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectGenel ve Dahili Tıp
dc.titleExpression of Feelings by Pregnant Women Living in Two Different Geographic Regions and Their Adaptation to Pregnancy: Hungary and Turkey Cases
dc.typeArticle

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