Background & aim: Breastfeeding self-efficacy is an important factor affecting the success and duration of breastfeeding. Self-efficacy of people is influenced by four sources including performance accomplishments, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion and the physiological responses which seem to be modified by breastfeeding intervention.  This study was conducted to compare the effect of p...

Mother-to-child-transmission of HIV in the United States has been greatly reduced, with clear benefits for the child. However, little is known about factors that predict maternal loss to HIV care in the postpartum year. This retrospective cohort study included 980 HIV-positive women, diagnosed with HIV at least one year before pregnancy, who had a live birth during 2008-2010 in New York State. ...

BACKGROUND Postpartum parental mental health problems pose a serious risk for child development and often remain undetected in postpartum primary care. Within the framework of the German Midwifes Prevention Study, the aim of this study was to investigate the presence of postpartum emotional distress in mothers and fathers, and the detection of distressed parents by midwives in a primary care se...

Introduction: In developing countries, 70% of new mothers do not receive postpartum care. In Malaysia there are a number of traditional postpartum practices commonly practiced by new mothers.Aim: To describe the beliefs and practices related to the traditional postpartum care among women who had given live births in a village in Penang, Malaysia. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study...

background: one of the elements of the broadening focus of health care beyond its traditional and restricted concept has been the increasing adoption quality of life approach to health care research and practice. objectives: to investigate the qol of women in the third trimester of pregnancy and at 8 weeks postpartum and factors associated with the overall qol. materials and methods: three hund...

BACKGROUND Postpartum home care plays an important role in prevention of postpartum complications. Regular visits of mothers during this period are imperative. This study aimed to provide postpartum home care for mothers to assess its effects on mothers' health in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was carried out in two phases. First, a comprehensive postpartum home care program was comp...

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of care provided to confined women using Orem’s Self Care Model on postpartum self-evaluation. Method: The study was conducted using pretestposttest experimental model with control group. “Personal Information Form”, “Data Collection Form” and “Post-partum Self-Evaluation Questionnaire” were used to collect data. The data of experimen...

Primary care teams, including nurses, midwives, health visitors and general practitioners are involved in identifying and managing depression during antenatal and postpartum care. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a guidance report for health care professionals on routine postnatal care, which includes depression (NICE, 2006). It is important to identify ef...

OBJECTIVE To estimate rates of postpartum glucose tolerance testing in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to assess factors associated with testing. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of 344 women with GDM who received prenatal care in a maternal diabetes clinic during 2001-2004. Rates of postpartum glucose testing were estimated from hospital, clinic, and...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of spousal deployment during the antenatal period on maternal and neonatal outcomes and to estimate whether group prenatal care may be beneficial in reducing adverse outcomes when spouses are deployed. METHODS Primigravid women who delivered at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, were prospectively enrolled and selected for participati...