Becoming a Mother in the Shadow of COVID-19: A Grounded Theory Study

The current study aimed to explore the experiences and coping methods of primiparous (i.e., first-time) mothers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In-depth individual interviews were conducted with 17 primiparous mothers. Data were analyzed using Glaser's grounded theory analysis. A core theme emerged-Psychologically Worn Out Due to the Challenges of Becoming a Mother and Fear of Something Happening to the Baby-and was related to the following subthemes: postpartum mental health, maternal adjustment, maternal attachment, baby care, and coping methods. The study revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affects all aspects of motherhood in postpartum primiparous mothers. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx(x), xx-xx.].

The attitudes of refugee women in Turkey towards family planning

OBJECTIVES

This study was conducted to determine refugee women's attitudes towards family planning and related factors.

DESIGN AND SAMPLE

Designed in descriptive and cross-sectional type, the study involved 555 voluntary Syrian refugee women in Turkey.

MEASURES

A questionnaire and the Family Planning Attitude Scale (FPAS) were used. Independent Sample T test, ANOVA test, and Pearson's correlation analysis were used for data analysis.

RESULTS

A significant association was found between the average FPAS scores with educational status, income level, social security, use of FP methods, spousal support for FP, and training for FP in Syria.

CONCLUSIONS

It was determined that the attitudes of women towards family planning were at the medium level, nearly half of them used a kind of family planning and received its training, and that their attitudes towards family planning were affected by their and their husband's educational level, their income level, the availability of social security, the type of family planning, the utilization of family planning, and spousal support. Based on our study findings, refugee women and their partners/husbands should be informed on FP and their attitudes towards and the barriers against FP should be investigated by further studies.