Abstract Background Reproductive-aged women are at high risk of developing obesity, and diet quality is a potential modifiable factor. There limited research exploring postpartum quality. Methods Using data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on women’s Health women, who reported having previously given birth, we investigated association between time since childbirth quality, differences in ...

Background: Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is one indicator to see the health status of women. mortality a very important problem for received attention because death does not only affect women, but also affects conditions families and communities. This women are main pillars in family who play an role educating children, providing care family, helping economy. rate that reflects maternal status...

BACKGROUND Postpartum depression is a common condition, which consequences might be harmful for both mother and child. Since sleep and depression are closely related it is possible that women who suffer from sleep related problems during pregnancy are more likely to develop depression in the postpartum period. This study aims to investigate the possible association between depressive symptoms i...

OBJECTIVE To analyze social inequalities and inequalities in access to and utilization of health care services according to skin color in a representative sample of postpartum women receiving hospital childbirth care. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 9,633 postpartum women, of whom 5,002 were white (51.9%), 2,796 mulatto (29.0%), and 1,835 black skin color (19.0%...

background & aim: many parents do not believe in their ability to fulfill their parental responsibilities. parental self-efficacy is crucial to parents’ sense of well-being and is considered a predictor for quality of life. however, evidence is scarce on the factors that influence parents’ perception of efficacy. therefore, this study aimed to investigate the predictors for parental self-effica...

BACKGROUND Childbirth fear is linked with lower labor pain tolerance and worse postpartum adjustment. Empirically validated childbirth preparation options are lacking for pregnant women facing this problem. Mindfulness approaches, now widely disseminated, can alleviate symptoms of both chronic and acute pain and improve psychological adjustment, suggesting potential benefit when applied to chil...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to find risk factors in pregnancy for post-traumatic stress and depression 1 month after childbirth. Furthermore, the relation between post-traumatic stress and depression was explored. DESIGN A prospective longitudinal study. SETTING Pregnant women in Linköping and Kalmar, Sweden. POPULATION A total of 1224 women were assessed in pregnancy, week ...