Health related quality of life across the perinatal period among Australian women

Abstract

Nurses need to be mindful of the broader view of health as encompassed in health-related quality-of-life measures and the potential these have for alerting health professionals when providing care. More rigorous health assessment for mothers at risk is useful so that appropriate support and follow-up can be given.

Health status and quality of life in postpartum women: a systematic review of associated factors

“…Four studies found improvement of physical functioning [51,52,60,61], but one found no difference [54]. Also, inconsistent evidence exists on pelvic muscle exercises for persistent pelvic pain in postpartum women and physical HS.…”

“…Three studies found improvement of mental health [51,54,61], but two studies found no difference [52,60].…”

“…Postpartum women after a cesarean section reported worse physical HS compared to women after a vaginal delivery for at least two months postpartum [51,53,64,65,78]. Moderate evidence showed that depressed postpartum women scored significant worse on the SF-36 scales vitality and role limitations due to physical health compared to normative means [25,55].…”

“…One study found improvement of social health [51], two studies found impairment of social health [52,54], and two studies found no difference [60,61].…”

Mode of birth and postnatal health‐related quality of life after one previous cesarean in three European countries

“…Women's demographic data included age, educational level, employment status, health insurance status, and relationship status . Age was categorized into three groups: ≤30, 31‐35, and ≥36 years.…”