Evaluation of the Functional Status of Women after Their Delivery of Child Factors Affecting It

Purpose: The functional status of women is the mother's readiness to assume infant care, resume self care, housework, social, communal, occupational activities following their giving birth. The recovery of the preconception functional status takes a longer time than healing physiologically. This study was conducted descriptively and analytically to determine the functional status of the women who gave birth and the factors affecting this status. Material and methods: The sample group of this descriptive and analytical study consists of total 200 women 15 (n=100) in Antalya city center, and registered to community clinic 18 (n=100), who were on the sixth week of postpartum period after giving birth either vaginally or by cesarean section, accepted to take part in the study. Findings: It was determined in this study that age, educational level, family type, type of delivery, number of children, and planning pregnancy are the important factors that affect postpartum functional status. It was found that the women who did not receive support to revert back to their functional status and their DSFD points were higher. In general, it was found that although their DSFD points increased over the time after delivery, their functional status before delivery could not be reached even in six months after delivery. Results: for the women after giving birth to recover to their Functional status lasts longer than six weeks. To give the women the care they need in this period with a holistic approach will help them to adapt postpartum period more easily.