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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether Pregnant Women's Preferences for Mode of Delivery Questionnaire, created by Zamani-Alavijeh et al., is a valid and reliable measurement tool for Turkish pregnant women. METHODS: This study has a methodological research design and was conducted with 139 pregnant women who were randomly selected from those aged 18–35 years, who applied to obstetric clinic,.who had no previous prenatal losses and no systemic diseases, and who had conceived naturally. The data for this study were collected with the Personal Information Form and the Pregnant Women's Preferences for Mode of Delivery Questionnaire. To test the reliability and validity of Pregnant Women's Preferences for Mode of Delivery Questionnaire, Cronbach's α, split-half method, item analysis, Kendall's coefficient of agreement (W), explanatory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor were used. RESULTS: The study found that Cronbach's α was 0.94, the Spearman–Brown reliability coefficient was 0.883, and the Guttman split-half was 0.880. Explanatory factor analysis revealed an 18-item structure with three factors having an eigenvalue exceeding 1, explaining 67.593% of the total variability, and factor loading between 0.40 and 0.64. CONCLUSION: Based on the scientific recommendations, the Turkish version of the Pregnant Women's Preferences for Mode of Delivery Questionnaire has adequate psychometric properties.

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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to understand the dynamics of families with children with myelomeningocele undergoing intrauterine fetal surgery. METHODS: A retrospective cohort pilot study was carried out with 11 mothers of children who had undergone intrauterine myelomeningocele repair. Participants in this study responded to an electronic questionnaire (via Google Forms), developed by the study authors, that consisted of 22 multiple-choice questions, of which 17 were closed-ended and 5 had a standardized format. RESULTS: The mean (± standard deviation) of the mothers’ age was 37.6 (± 3.5) years. The median of gestational age at delivery and birthweight were 34.9 (range, 33 to 36.1) weeks and 2,300 (range, 1,950 to 2,763) g, respectively. The majority of mothers were white (81.8%), had university degree (81.8%), were Catholic (63.6%), and were married (100%). The majority of mothers rated their relationship with their husband, family, and friends as excellent (54.5, 72.7, and 54.5%, respectively). All 11 mothers reported that the newborn with myelomeningocele was born <37 weeks gestation and the birthweight most often<2,500 g. Approximately 64% of the mothers reported that their child required adaptations or had special needs, of which walking aids (50%) and bladder control (50%) were the most common ones. CONCLUSION: Telemedicine proved to be a useful tool in the long-term follow-up of children who underwent intrauterine surgery to correct myelomeningocele.

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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare pregnancy outcomes of patients with polyhydramnios due to late-onset gestational diabetes mellitus and patients with isolated polyhydramnios. METHODS: Of the women who fully participated in prenatal examinations at Etlik Lady Zübeyde Hospital between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019, women with polyhydramnios of nonfetal–placental origin manifesting in the third trimester were retrospectively reviewed. Women with normal 75-g oral glucose tolerance test results between 24 and 28 weeks gestation who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study and divided into two groups based on the results of rescreening with the 75-g oral glucose tolerance test for polyhydramnios in the third trimester: women with isolated polyhydramnios (group 1) and women with late-onset polyhydramnios due to gestational diabetes mellitus (group 2). RESULTS: There were a total of 295 participants, of whom 35 (11.8%) were diagnosed with polyhydramnios due to late-onset gestational diabetes mellitus. There were no differences in the main outcomes. Birthweight and gestational age at birth were identified as independent risk factors for predicting composite maternal outcome {[odds ratio (OR)=1.273, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.063–1.524, p=0.009]} and composite neonatal outcome (OR=0.606, CI 0.494–0.744, p<0.001), respectively. CONCLUSION: Polyhydramnios in late pregnancy without evidence of pregnancy-related causes leading to polyhydramnios may be a sign of late-onset gestational diabetes mellitus in women with a normal prior oral glucose tolerance test. As pregnancy outcomes and management were indifferent, it does not seem necessary or useful to diagnose whether or not late-onset gestational diabetes mellitus is present.