Functional Status of Women and Their Partners After Childbirth

Abstract

Abstract:The aim of this study is to define the changes within the social dimension of the functional status of women and their partners in the months following the birth of their child. A total of 90 participants were included in the study (45 women and 45 partners). Data were collected in two steps via face-to-face interviews. The first step involved administration of a personal information form and the functional status inventories to the women and their partners between the postpartum sixth and eighth weeks. The second step involved re-administration of the same functional status inventories to the women and their partners in the postpartum sixth month. Results from the examination of the functional status of the women and their partners in the postpartum second and sixth months showed that there was a significant increase in the areas of household activities (p=0,000), social and community activities (p=0,000) and self-care activities (p=0,000) for the women in the sixth month; similarly, for the fathers, household activities (p=0,008), social and community activities (p=0,003) and child care activities (p=0,007) rose in the sixth month. Furthermore, the study found that certain sociodemographic variables had an effect on functional status (p=0,000). It is important that nurses and/or midwives support parents during the pregnancy process, particularly during the transition into their new roles as women and their partners, and help prepare them for the changes to occur as they enter into this new period of life. ARTICLE HISTORY

Longitudinal functional status trajectories and its predictors among postpartum women with and without maternal morbidities in Northwest Ethiopia: a group based multi-trajectory modelling

“…Although other studies have shown different results,59 60 the present study observed that women who gave birth with vaginal delivery were more likely to belong to the poor functional trajectory group compared with those who had a caesarean section. Similar finding was obtained in a study from Turkey that women who had a caesarean section had better functional status in the area of household activities at 6 th month of postpartum period, compared with those who gave normal birth 61. This might be due to the fact that women who had caesarean delivery may have received more family support because of their surgery than those women with vaginal delivery.…”

“…Similar finding was obtained in a study from Turkey that women who had a caesarean section had better functional status in the area of household activities at 6 th month of postpartum period, compared with those who gave normal birth. 61 This might be due to the fact that women who had caesarean delivery may have received more family support because of their surgery than those women with vaginal delivery. Another justification might be as FOC is linked to vaginal birth, 62 women who had vaginal birth might have experienced high levels of FOC, which reduces their level of self-confidence, and in turn decreases their functional status.…”

The effects of postpartum social support on the functional status of women

“…(2018)'nın çalışmasında ise sezaryen doğum yapan kadınların altıncı ayda DSFDE puan ortalamaları daha yüksek rapor edilmiştir. 21 Ülkemizde yapılan iki çalışmanın bulgularına göre ise doğum öncesi eğitimin (doğuma hazırlık sınıfı ve antenatal eğitim) kadınların doğum sonu fonksiyonel durumları üzerine etkisinin olmadığı saptanmıştır. 37,39 Araştırmada yaşın artmasıyla sahip olunan çocuk sayısının artması kadınlara tecrübe kazandırmış olabilir.…”

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Effects of Pilates Exercises to Depression and Sleep Quality on the Postpartum Period: A Randomized Controlled Study

“…The functional status of women after childbirth gradually decreases. The decrease in this level of functionality may come to a level that will affect both maternal health and infant care (12). Especially the decrease in sleep duration and quality can reduce the energy of mothers in the next day (13).…”