The Effect of Post-Cesarean Section Acupressure on the Severity of Pain and First Mobilization Distance

Inclusion Criteria: * Being conscious, * The mother tongue is Turkish, * To be oriented and cooperative, * be between 18-45 years old, * To voluntarily agree to participate in the study (signing the Informed Consent Form), * Repeated cesarean section, * Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia, * Not having a risky pregnancy (preeclampsia, gestational diabetes etc.), * No health problems of the fetus, * To have given birth by cesarean section between 37-40 weeks, * To be in the second hour of the postpartum period, * Not receiving post-op patient-controlled analgesia, * Not to have smoked or used alcohol during pregnancy, * No complications in the mother and/or newborn after cesarean section, * No sensitivity in the area where acupressure will be applied, * Absence of any systemic or psychiatric diagnosis, * Absence of active COVID-19 infection. Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of consciousness, * The mother tongue is not Turkish, * Not oriented and cooperative, * Not to be between the ages of 18-45, * Refusal to voluntarily participate in the study (those who did not sign the Informed Consent Form), * Normal birth or cesarean delivery under general anesthesia, * Cesarean delivery due to the risk of deterioration of maternal or fetal health, * Not having had a risky pregnancy (preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, etc.), * Not giving birth outside 37-40 weeks and by cesarean section, * Not in the second hour of the postpartum period, * Receiving post-op patient-controlled analgesia, * To have used cigarettes and alcohol during pregnancy, * Sensitivity in the area where acupressure will be applied, * Presence of any systemic or psychiatric diagnosis, * Active COVID-19 infection.