Solo Show Annelik

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 57 - 62, 07.01.2026

Özlem Arı , Hava Özkan

https://doi.org/10.51621/aws.1826098

Öz

Aile denildiğinde iki ebeveyn ve çocuklardan oluşan kurum akla gelse de tek ebeveynli ailelerin sayısındaki artış dikkat çekmektedir. Ülkemizde tek ebeveynli aile oranlarına bakıldığında anne ve çocuk/çocuklardan oluşan ailelerin oranı yıllar içerisinde artış göstermiştir. Evlenme oranlarının azalması, boşanmaların artması gibi toplumsal değişimler göz önüne alındığında bu oranların artabileceği düşünülmektedir. Tek ebeveyn olmanın kadın sağlığını etkilediği düşünülmektedir. Planlanan bu derleme ile yalnız anneliğin kadın sağlığı üzerindeki etkilerini incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Derleme niteliğinde planlanan çalışma için “aile”, “tek ebeveynli aile”, “annelik”, “ebe”, “bakım” ve bağlantılı kelimeler elektronik veri tabanlarında (PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Cochrane ve Mendeley) taranmıştır. Bekar anneler, evli annelere göre hem fiziksel hem de ruhsal rahatsızlıklar yönünden daha fazla risk altındadır. Yalnız annelerin yaşadıkları zorlukların sebebinin sadece tek ebeveyn olmaları değil, tek ebeveynlik sonucu kaybettikleri toplumsal ve ekonomik kayıplar olduğu görülmektedir. Damgalamanın yalnız annelerin sağlık bakımı alma durumunu ve ebeveynlik tutumlarını etkilediği gösterilmiştir. Sonuç olarak yalnız annelik kadın sağlığı üzerinde etkilidir. Yalnız annelerin en çok sağlık personellerine güvendiği gösterilmiştir. Kadın sağlığı hizmetlerinde aktif görev alan ebelerin yalnız annelerin ihtiyaçlarına yönelik bakım ve eğitim sunmaları yalnız annelerin ve çocuklarının sağlığı için önem arz etmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Aile , annelik , bakım , ebe , tek ebeveynli aile , yalnız annelik

Solo Show Motherhood

Öz

While the term "family" often conjures up images of two parents and their children, the rise in single-parent families is striking. In Turkey, the proportion of single-parent families consisting of a mother and child(ren) has increased over the years. Given social changes such as decreasing marriage rates and increasing divorce rates, it is anticipated that these rates may increase. Being a single parent is believed to impact women's health. This planned review aims to examine the effects of single motherhood on women's health. For this review, electronic databases (PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Mendeley) were searched for "family," "single-parent family," "motherhood," "midwife," "care," and related terms. Single mothers are at greater risk of both physical and mental illnesses than married mothers. The difficulties experienced by single mothers appear to stem not only from being a single parent but also from the social and economic losses they experience as a result of single parenthood. Stigma has been shown to influence single mothers' access to healthcare and their parenting attitudes. Consequently, single motherhood has an impact on women's health. It has been shown that lone mothers have the highest level of trust in healthcare professionals. Midwives actively involved in women's health services provide care and education tailored to the needs of lone mothers, which is crucial for the health of lone mothers and their children.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Care , family , midwife , motherhood , single motherhood , single-parent family

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