Relationship Between Mode of Birth and Quality of Life for Women's Health During Postpartum Period

Abstract

Background: The postpartum period is attended by numerous variations in women's health. Aim: This study was aimed to assess the relationship between mode of birth and quality of life for women's health during the postpartum period. Methods: The study was conducted at the outpatient clinic of Belbeis Hospital, Belbeis City, Al Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Study design: A descriptive study design was used in the current study. Study sample: A total of 400 women attended the outpatient clinic using a purposive sample. Data collection Tools: The data have been collected a structured interview questionnaire and a SF-36 form in order to assess the women`s life quality used a purposive sample method. The study carried out from May to June 2017. Results: The mean age of women was 27.5 ± 7.86 years and 26.3 ± 7.51 years of the caesarean and vaginal birth group, respectively. The mean total of SF-36 scores was higher among vaginal birth group compared to caesarean birth with statistically significant differences. Conclusion & Recommendation: According to the study results, the vaginal birth group had higher scores of SF-36 compared to caesarean delivery. Thus, vaginal birth is the safe choice for mothers and their family, if there were no indications of caesarean delivery.

Health-related quality of life of postpartum women and associated factors in Dendi district, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

“…The study demonstrated that cesarean delivery affected the health-related quality of life postpartum women. This finding is consistent with previous studies [ 24 – 28 ]. The possible association may be physical functioning probably less for women who underwent cesarean section than vaginal delivery.…”

Health related quality of life and associated factors among postpartum women after normal vaginal delivery and caesarean section: A comparative cross-sectional study

“…In all the physical component summary domains which are physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health, bodily pain, and general health NVD groups had superior mean scores compared to the CS groups. This finding is agreeing with the Iranian study and was partly comparable to the Egyptian study which reported the same finding except in the general health domain (13,19). The explanation for the differences in the NVD and CS groups might due to the surgical procedure, and the effect of anesthesia undergone in CS groups further affect their postpartum recovery compaired to vaginal birth.…”

“…The results of this study showed that the health-related quality of life during the postpartum period was higher in the NVD group compared to the CS group which is consistent with the study done in India and Egypt, and Nigeria (10,19,26). The results of this study demonstrate that if given the choice of birth method, women may want to consider a natural vaginal delivery due to the association with a better health-related quality of life during the postpartum period.…”

“…The data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires adapted from different peer-reviewed published studies (10,14,15,19). The questionnaire is composed of three parts socio-demographic characteristics of the mother, obstetric and medical history and neonatal-related questionnaire, and health-related quality of life questionnaire.…”

Influência de variáveis do período pós-parto na qualidade de vida de puérperas

“…Pesquisa realizada no Egito, com 400 mulheres no período pós-parto, mostrou que o parto vaginal influenciou de forma positiva a QV dessas puérperas 5 . No Canadá, estudo realizado com 3355 puérperas mostrou que mulheres com concepção espontânea tiveram maiores escores de QV no domínio físico do que aquelas com concepção assistida.…”