In search of health: quality of life among postpartum Palestinian women

Abstract

The results of this study highlight the diversity and complexity of the social context, in particular the region where women live, and the issue of pregnancy wantedness in postpartum quality of life. They also call into question the services currently offered to postpartum women.

Health-related Quality of life of Gaza Palestinians in the aftermath of the winter 2008-09 Israeli attack on the Strip

“…The individual distress, human insecurity and standard of living/ amenities measures were previously validated in the Palestinian context. 11,12 A multi-colinearity test between distress and insecurity on the one hand and the psychological domain on the other was conducted using the variance inflation factors test (VIF), and we found no significant colinearity between the two independent variables. This implies that the psychological domain and the distress and human insecurity scales are related but do not measure the same thing.…”

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

“…Their results were summarized in the HS table (Table S2b). Twenty-four studies measured QOL [6,21,, 40 studies measured HS [23][24][25][26][27], and two studies measured both [85,86]. The studies were heterogeneous with regard to sample size, timing of first postpartum assessment, and interventions or factors examined.…”

“…These health problems can lead to sick leave and long-term sickness absence from work [5]. Since postpartum women have to cope with all these changes, their quality of life (QOL) and health status (HS) can be impacted [6].…”

Eating Behaviors in Postpartum: A Qualitative Study of Women with Obesity

“…Due to this, women become more susceptible to physical and psychological complications [1,2,3,4]. It is impossible to dissociate postpartum from the experience of motherhood.…”