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    Effects of Antenatal Education Program on Postpartum Functional Status and Depression
    (MARMARA UNIV, INST HEALTH SCIENCES, 2017) CAN GÜRKAN, ÖZLEM; Gurkan, Ozlem Can; Eksi, Zubeyde
    Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of antenatal education on the functional status and depression in women who were in the 6th postpartum week and in the 6th postpartum month. Methods: The nonrandomized, post-test-control group design was used. The study was conducted on pregnant women who applied to the prenatal center of a hospital in Istanbul. The participants in the education group attended the antenatal education program, whereas those in the control group received routine antenatal care. The study was completed with 65 participants (education group=31 and control group=34). Data collection was performed using the Demographic Questionnaire, the 6th Week Assessment Form, the Inventory of Functional Status after Childbirth (IFSAC), and the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS). Results: The results showed that there was no significant difference in terms of both the EPDS scores and IFSAC scores between the groups at both the 6th week and the 6th month (p>0.05). Conclusion: It was found that antenatal training may not be effective in decreasing postpartum depression and in improving the postpartum functional status.
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    The Influence of Intimate Partner Violence on Pregnancy Symptoms
    (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2020) CAN GÜRKAN, ÖZLEM; Gurkan, Ozlem Can; Eksi, Zubeyde; Deniz, Derya; Circir, Hasan
    The current literature contains few studies conducted on the effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on pregnancy symptoms. Does being subjected to IPV during pregnancy increase the incidence of pregnancy-related symptoms? The aim of the present study was to explore the impact of IPV on pregnancy-related symptoms. The study was conducted as comparative, descriptive, and cross-sectional research with a total of 370 participants. Data were collected using the Domestic Violence Against Women Screening Form, the Pregnancy Symptoms Inventory (PSI), and a descriptive questionnaire. The types of IPV the women in the study had experienced during pregnancy were, in order of frequency, verbal abuse (31.1 %; n = 115), economic abuse (25.9 %; n = 96), physical violence (8.4 %; n = 31), and sexual abuse (5.9%; n = 22). The PSI scores for the pregnant women subjected to physical violence related to gastrointestinal system symptoms (p < .05), cardiovascular system symptoms (p < .05), mental health symptoms (p = 0), neurological system symptoms (p < .05), urinary system symptoms (p < .01), and tiredness or fatigue (p = 0); their total PSI scores (p = 0) were significantly higher statistically than those of women who did not experience physical violence during pregnancy. The scores of the pregnant women subjected to sexual abuse related to mental health symptoms (p < .05), and their total PSI scores (p < .05) were significantly higher than those of women who did not experience sexual abuse. The scores of the pregnant women subjected to economic abuse related to tiredness or fatigue (p < .01) and their mental health symptom scores (p < .05) were significantly higher than those of women who did not experience economic abuse. Our results showed that women subjected to IPV during pregnancy experienced a higher incidence of pregnancy symptoms.