Experiences of primary care physicians managing postpartum care: a qualitative research study
BMC Family Practice, 2021 Background The postpartum period is redefined as 12 weeks following childbirth. Primary care physicians (PCP) often manage postpartum women in the community after uneventful childbirths.
Zhimin Poon +3 more
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Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2023 Background: Social support has been found to positively influence the mothering experience. Yet little is known concerning primiparous mothers' perceptions of social support following childbirth. This qualitative study aims to explore primiparous mothers'
Foruzan Sharifipour +5 more
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Self-Care of Women during Postpartum period in Rural Area [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2020 Background: The postpartum period is the period when women adjust physically andpsychologically after the delivery of the baby. It is the period after the end of labor during whichspecial attention of a community health nurse is required on the women's ...
Magda Abd El Sattar Ahmed +2 more
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Prenatal Depression Severity and Postpartum Care Utilization in a Medicaid Population
Women's Health Reports, 2020 Background: Postpartum visits are a necessary continuum of medical care for women who are diagnosed with depression during pregnancy. However, postpartum care utilization is typically lower in populations who face adverse events and it is unclear to what
Susan G. Kornstein +3 more
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Health Science Reports, 2021 Background and aims COVID‐19 forced healthcare systems to implement telehealth programs, facilitated in Massachusetts by a policy requiring insurers to reimburse for telehealth visits. Prior studies suggest that telehealth is effective for obstetric care,
Keith Reisinger‐Kindle +5 more
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A cross-sectional analytic study of postpartum health care service utilization in the Philippines.
PLoS ONE, 2014 BackgroundThe maternal mortality ratio in the Philippines remains high; thus, it will be difficult to achieve the Millennium Development Goals 5 by 2015. Approximately two-thirds of all maternal deaths occur during the postpartum period.
Tadashi Yamashita +5 more
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Factors Influencing Health Promoting Behavior in Postpartum Women at Sanhujoriwon [PDF]
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2017 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify degrees of mood states, perceived health status, social support, and health promoting behavior, and to explore factors influencing health promoting behavior in postpartum women who were at Sanhujoriwon ...
Hyekyung Choi, Namok Jung
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Family planning practices and pregnancy intentions among HIV-positive and HIV-negative postpartum women in Swaziland: a cross sectional survey. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: In settings where sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV prevalence is high, the postpartum period is a time of increased biological susceptibility to pregnancy related sepsis.
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Effect on postpartum hemorrhage of prophylactic oxytocin (10 IU) by injection by community health officers in Ghana: a community-based, cluster-randomized trial. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Oxytocin (10 IU) is the drug of choice for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Its use has generally been restricted to medically trained staff in health facilities.
Adiibokah Edward +47 more
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Experiences of Implementing Rooming-in Practice for First-Time Mothers in a Postpartum Care Center
SAGE Open Nursing, 2023 Introduction Practices promoted by the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative have become a part of the current mainstream postpartum infant care. However, adherence to rooming-in practice by health-care facilities is lower than that of other steps under this
Hsiao-Ling Wu, Der-Fa Lu, Pei-Kwei Tsay
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