What Happens When Fatigue Lingers for 18 Months After Delivery?

Parks, Peggy L.; Lenz, Elizabeth R.; Milligan, Renée A.; Han, Hae Ra

doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.1999.tb01969.x

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“…As part of a larger study, Parks, Lenz, Milligan, and Han (1999) measured fatigue at five time points beginning 24 hours after delivery and ending 18 months postpartum. In this study, 52% of 229 women were persistently fatigued from birth to 18 months.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Synthesized from fatigue and childbearing literature, the model asserts that PPF affects a woman's ability to care for her infant, develop new relationships with the baby and family, recover physically from birth, and return to prebirth functional status. Using this theory, Parks et al (1999) empirically linked persistent fatigue to lower maternal health. Fifty-two percent of women in the sample were persistently fatigued from birth to 18 months postpartum.…”

Section: The Effects Of Postpartum Fatiguementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fatigue rose slightly from day 1 to 6 weeks, was highest at 6 weeks, and decreased by 3 months postpartum. Additional analyses related to persistent fatigue using this same data set are reported later in Parks et al (1999).…”

Section: Empirical Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At 6 months, one half of the women in the intervention group were still breastfeeding, which meets the Healthy People 2000 goal, whereas only 27 percent of women in the control group continued to breastfeed at 6 months. Parks et al (1999) longitudinally measured PPF from birth to 18 months postpartum by in a secondary analysis of data from a larger study on infant development.…”

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Persevering Through Postpartum Fatigue

Runquist

2007

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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Objective: To construct a substantive theory of postpartum fatigue. Design: Grounded theory. Setting: Participants were recruited in the hospital after delivery and interviewed in their homes. Participants: Thirteen primiparae (n = 5) and multiparae (n = 8) women between 2 and 5 weeks postpartum from diverse ethnic, age, obstetric, and financial contexts were theoretically sampled. Results: Persevering was the central human process around which the grounded theory emerged. The process of persevering was explained through the relationships of influencing factors, postpartum fatigue, coping techniques, self‐transcendence, and caregiving. Participants persevered in caregiving of infants and older children in spite of an overwhelming desire to rest and sleep using self‐identified coping techniques in combination with the belief that their children brought purpose and meaning to their lives. Conclusions: The theory “Persevering Through Postpartum Fatigue” contributes a more complete understanding of the complex phenomenon of postpartum fatigue as it is expressed in the everyday lives of women during the postpartum period. The results may be used to develop and implement health‐promoting nursing interventions to reduce postpartum fatigue and its health‐related consequences. JOGNN, 36, 28‐37; 2007. DOI: 10.1111/J.1552‐6909.2006.00116.x

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Persevering Through Postpartum Fatigue

Runquist

2007

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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“…A crying infant in the vehicle might be a significant distracting factor for a mother, as the primary function of crying is to get attention from caregivers. 13 The mothers of small children may also be exposed to sleep disruption and fatigue 14,15 and preliminary results suggest that new mothers' sleep problems might be linked to a higher crash risk 16,17 . In addition, over 10% of mothers suffer from postpartum depression.…”

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Young females at risk while driving with a small child

Maasalo

Lehtonen

Summala

2017

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Introduction: Previous research suggests that young mothers with little driving experience are at risk when driving with a small child passenger. In this study we examined the prevalence, characteristics and risk of fatal motor vehicle crashes involving an infant passenger under the age of one among female drivers of different ages. Methods:We used crash data from the US Fatality Analysis Reporting System for 1994-2013. The prevalence of fatal crashes involving infants was examined by age of female drivers and compared to the number of births among mothers of a similar age. The essential characteristics of the crashes were described, and the odds of being at fault were determined for young (16-24-year-olds) and older female drivers (25-39-year-olds) with an infant passenger or with no passengers. Results:The prevalence of fatal crashes involving infant passengers was higher among young female drivers in relation to the number of births among mothers of a similar age than among older females.Young female drivers with an infant passenger were more often at fault than older drivers (aOR=1.83, 95%, CI=1.52, 2.20). Their vehicles were older and smaller and they used proper safety seats for infants less often than the older drivers. In addition, young female drivers with an infant passenger but with no adult passenger in the vehicle were more often at fault than young female drivers with no passengers (aOR=1.27, 95% CI=1.06, 1.51).Both young and older female drivers' crashes involving an infant passenger typically occurred in ordinary driving conditions, but these drivers with infant passengers were more often reported as having fallen asleep or inattentive than those with no passengers. The presence of an adult passenger in addition to an infant passenger lowered female drivers' odds of being at fault, regardless of the driver's age. Conclusions:Young females driving with an infant passenger, probably most often mothers, are at an elevated risk of a fatal crash, especially when they drive alone with an infant. The protective effect of an adult passenger suggests that another adult in the vehicle can assist the driver by taking care of the infant and enabling the driver to focus on driving.

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Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Assess Outpatient Postpartum Recovery

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IMPORTANCE Outpatient postpartum recovery is an underexplored area of obstetrics. There is currently no consensus regarding which patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) clinicians and researchers should use to evaluate postpartum recovery. OBJECTIVE To evaluate PROMs of outpatient postpartum recovery using Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) guidelines. EVIDENCE REVIEW An initial literature search performed in July 2019 identified postpartum recovery PROMs and validation studies. A secondary search in July 2020 identified additional validation studies. Both searches were performed using 4 databases (Web of Science, Embase, PubMed, and CINAHL), with no date limiters. Studies with PROMs evaluating more than 3 proposed outpatient postpartum recovery domains were considered. Studies were included if they assessed any psychometric measurement property of the included PROMs in the outpatient postpartum setting. The PROMs were assessed for the following 8 psychometric measurement properties, as defined by COSMIN: content validity, structural validity, internal consistency, cross-cultural validity and measurement invariance, reliability, measurement error, hypothesis testing, and responsiveness. Psychometric measurement properties were evaluated in each included study using the COSMIN criteria by assessing (1) the quality of the methods (very good, adequate, doubtful, inadequate, or not assessed); (2) overall rating of results (sufficient, insufficient, inconsistent, or indeterminate); (3) level of evidence assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations assessment tool; and (4) level of recommendation, which included class A

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What Happens When Fatigue Lingers for 18 Months After Delivery?

Cited by 70 publications

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Persevering Through Postpartum Fatigue

Persevering Through Postpartum Fatigue

Young females at risk while driving with a small child

Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Assess Outpatient Postpartum Recovery

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