background: all women experience similar changes in the postpartum period, but some special factors make these experiences unique and sometimes cause stress and anxiety. understanding these experiences is essential for providing appropriate postpartum care. this study investigated the meaning and nature of mothers' experiences and their daily life in this period. methods: this is a qualitative ...

objective: risk of depression is particularly high for women during the prenatal period. various investigators have attempted to establish a link between thyroid function and post partum depression. this study aimed to investigate whether thyroid function differs in women with postpartum depression compared to a control group. methods: in this case-control study, subjects were selected from obs...

objective: the present study aimed to compare the value of ibuprofen and fennel for postpartum pain relief in women with normal vaginal delivery. materials and methods: in this randomized clinical trial we studied 90 women referring to obstetrics ward for normal vaginal delivery (nvd) in assali hospital in khoramabad. women were randomly allocated to receive either oral ibuprofen or oral fennel...

objectives to determine the effectiveness of slow-stroke back massage on the anxiety levels of primiparous mothers in the first days after delivery. materials and methods this single-blind controlled clinical trial consisted of 100 primiparous mothers with normal deliveries. the mothers were randomly allocated to interventional (n = 50) or control (n = 50) groups using binary blocks. both group...

Objective: Several research studies have explored the correlation between postpartum depression and a weak mother-infant bond. However, fewer studies have analyzed how other postpartum mental health conditions, such as childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or important personal characteristics such as adult attachment styles, affect the quality of the mother-infant bond. The...

Background Adolescent pregnancy is a global public health problem, particularly repeated pregnancy. The best strategy to lower prevalence of adolescent pregnancy and repeated pregnancy is promoting highly effective long-acting contraceptive methods along with special counseling programs. Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is the ideal contraceptive of choice for adolescents. It is not ...

The postpartum period is characterized by complex hormonal changes, but human imaging studies in the postpartum period have thus far predominantly focused on the neural correlates of maternal behavior or postpartum depression, whereas longitudinal studies on neural correlates of cognitive function across the postpartum period in healthy women are lacking. The aim of this study was to longitudin...

objective: there are various attempts to confirm variables that could predict postpartum depression in advance. this study determined antenatal risk factors for postpartum depression in women at risk of developing this disorder. methods: a prospective cohort study was conducted with 2279 eligible women who attended at mazandaran province’ primary health centers from 32-42 weeks of pregnancy to ...