Research Article

Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey

Volume: 1 Number: 3 December 15, 2020
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Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey

Abstract

Objective: This descriptive study was planned to examine mothers’ traditional practices in baby care. Material-Method: The study sample consisted of 172 mothers whose babies were treated in the neonatal unit or pediatric ward of a hospital. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with mothers using "Sociodemographic characteristics form", "Traditional practices form" and "Care practices form". Results: Mean age of the included mothers was 29.4±0.4 years and first pregnancy mean age was 23.9±0.3 years. Mean number of pregnancies was 2.4±0.1. Mean number of children was 2.1±0.1. Common traditional baby care practices include “forty days” or “half-forty days” ritual (the mother and the neonate bathing together as a ritual on the 20th day or 40th day after birth, with a view to protect the baby from diseases), swaddling, “crowding” (a sudden surprise visit of a crowd of relatives to baby’s house in case the baby cannot stand upright or raise her head as expected, at a certain stage of development), using cheesecloth wraps over the baby’s head to protect the newborn from jaundice, giving blessed sugar as the first food, waiting for the Azan (call to prayer) before breastfeeding. Education status, working status, income level and residence of the mother were not effective in practicing neonatal traditions. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it was recommended to conduct larger scale and repetitive studies on this topic, in order to clarify the underlying reasons for mothers to adopt and implement such traditional baby care practices.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 15, 2020

Submission Date

October 12, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 24, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 1 Number: 3

APA
Kanbur, E., Şentürk, B., Çınar, S., & Kanbay, Y. (2020). Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey. International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research, 1(3), 112-117. https://izlik.org/JA78KF65NW
AMA
1.Kanbur E, Şentürk B, Çınar S, Kanbay Y. Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey. International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research. 2020;1(3):112-117. https://izlik.org/JA78KF65NW
Chicago
Kanbur, Esra, Betül Şentürk, Sevil Çınar, and Yalçin Kanbay. 2020. “Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey”. International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research 1 (3): 112-17. https://izlik.org/JA78KF65NW.
EndNote
Kanbur E, Şentürk B, Çınar S, Kanbay Y (December 1, 2020) Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey. International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research 1 3 112–117.
IEEE
[1]E. Kanbur, B. Şentürk, S. Çınar, and Y. Kanbay, “Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey”, International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 112–117, Dec. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA78KF65NW
ISNAD
Kanbur, Esra - Şentürk, Betül - Çınar, Sevil - Kanbay, Yalçin. “Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey”. International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research 1/3 (December 1, 2020): 112-117. https://izlik.org/JA78KF65NW.
JAMA
1.Kanbur E, Şentürk B, Çınar S, Kanbay Y. Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey. International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research. 2020;1:112–117.
MLA
Kanbur, Esra, et al. “Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey”. International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research, vol. 1, no. 3, Dec. 2020, pp. 112-7, https://izlik.org/JA78KF65NW.
Vancouver
1.Esra Kanbur, Betül Şentürk, Sevil Çınar, Yalçin Kanbay. Traditional Baby Care Practices in Artvin, Turkey. International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1;1(3):112-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA78KF65NW

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