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Virtual reality (VR) glasses are used as a midwifery intervention to reduce anxiety, stress, comfort and pain by drawing the individual's attention in a different direction. VR glasses are a stress induction method that provides a fictional reality simulation with visual-visual orientation and three-dimensional views that allow the person to experience real-time perspective. Women may experience pain at different levels in the postpartum period. Pain affects the woman's emotional state and severe pain can cause anxiety in the woman. Pain in the postpartum period is usually caused by rapid and intermittent contractions of the uterus. The application of pressure to the uterine fundus by the midwife to evaluate the amount of postpartum bleeding and the tone of the uterus may increase the woman's pain and anxiety level and may also cause deterioration in her general comfort. Considering this information, it is thought that the relaxing effect of using virtual glasses during the uterine ton