Objective To investigate the impact of childbirth on the sexual health of primiparous women in China and the prevalence of women's postpartum sexual problemsMethod In this cross-sectional study, obstetric records ...Objective To investigate the impact of childbirth on the sexual health of primiparous women in China and the prevalence of women's postpartum sexual problemsMethod In this cross-sectional study, obstetric records of 460 primiparous women delivering a live-birth at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing University of Medical Sciences between November 1, 2000 and July 31, 2001 were analyzed together with the data collected from questionnaire survey conducted six months after delivery.Results Totally 460 women participated in the questionnaire survey. Though 94.74% of the subjects had resumed sexual activity within six months after birth, most of them had experienced postpartum sexual problems, among which dyspareunia was the most common type. There was no significant association between delivery types and women's sexual health status in six months after birth, including their satisfactory degree of sexual intercourse, sexual desire, sex active rate, the incidence of dyspareunia and pubococcygeal muscle strength (P>0.05). Only 20.80% of women had knowledge of sexual health and 8.02% of them had consulted for sexual problems. Conclusions Women's postpartum sexual health problems were very common, they deserve more attention. There was no significant association between delivery types and women's postpartum sexual problems at the 6th month after delivery.展开更多
<strong>Introduction: </strong><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In Senegal, according to the 2017 Demographic Heal...<strong>Introduction: </strong><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In Senegal, according to the 2017 Demographic Health Survey, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">about 22% of married women have an unmet need for family planning. Globally</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, 61% of women do not have access to postpartum family planning. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Material </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and Method: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This is a prospective, descriptive and analytical study from March</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 05, 2017 to January 31, 2018. The interrogation was done in the hospital ward with filling in the data collection form. The data collected was first coded and then entered, using the sphinx software. The data analysis was done with Epi info version 7 software and included a descriptive and analytical component. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The average age of the patients was 26 years with extremes of 15 and </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">48 years. Average gestation was 2.3 with extremes of 1 and 8 pregnancies. More </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">than half of the women (64.7%) had delivered by caesarean in an emergency setting. More than half of the women (66.7%) had chosen the hormonal contraceptive method within 48 hours of delivery and the implant was the type of </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">contraceptive prescribed in almost half of the cases (49.3%). </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Integrating postpartum family planning into programs will ultimately help to dramat</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ically decrease high-risk pregnancies, decrease the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">unmet need for family plannin</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">g (FP), and improve the health and survival of mothers and children.</span></span></span></span>展开更多
Background and Objective: There is controversy on the psychological effects of postpartum exercise. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a postpartum exercise program on health-related quality of life and ...Background and Objective: There is controversy on the psychological effects of postpartum exercise. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a postpartum exercise program on health-related quality of life and psychological well-being. Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial in Tokyo, Japan. The intervention groups participated in ball-exercise classes (weekly exercise of 90 minutes for four weeks) at three months postpartum. The exercise class included the following: 1) greeting and warm-up;2) aerobic exercise involving bouncing on an exercise ball 55 or 65 cm in diameter;3) rest and self-introduction;4) stretching and cooling down. The primary outcome measure was health-related Quality of Life (QOL) assessed using the MOS Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36v2). The secondary outcome measures were Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores. The intervention group was compared to the control group at four months postpartum. Results: Of the 120 women screened, 110 women met the study criteria. Nine could not be included and the remaining 101 were allocated randomly into intervention and control groups (50 and 51 participants respectively). Analysis of covariance adjusting for baseline values indicated that the SF36 subscales of physical functioning (p = 0.018) and vitality (p = 0.016) significantly improved in the intervention group compared to the control group, although there were no significant differences between the groups in the SF36 Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores. The RSES increased in the intervention group (p = 0.020) compared to the control group. No significant group differences were observed in EPDS scores. Conclusions: The postpartum exercise class program provided to healthy postpartum women appears to have contributed to promoting health-related QOL and self-esteem.展开更多
Problem: Postpartum depression occurs in about 10-22% of women after birth and adversely affects their health and the health of their newborn. Kangaroo care is known to have many health-related benefits for both the m...Problem: Postpartum depression occurs in about 10-22% of women after birth and adversely affects their health and the health of their newborn. Kangaroo care is known to have many health-related benefits for both the mother and her newborn.Purpose: The aim of this review was to gather the evidence linking the effects of kangaroo care with postpartum depression, specifically focusing on the proposed underlying mechanism involving the release of oxytocin. Method: The literature review was conducted by targeting PubMed, CINAHL, and Google Scholar data-bases. The search terms used were postpartum depression, postnatal depression, oxytocin, oxytocin hormone, postpartum depression, kangaroo care, and skin-to-skin contact. Results: Kangaroo care was found to play an important role in decreasing the risk for postpartum depression. Skin-to-skin contact during kangaroo care was found to trigger the release of oxytocin, which is hypothesized to minimize the risk for depressive symptoms as well as decrease maternal stress. The oxytocinergic system regulates the release of oxytocin, which is an effect that is opposite that which occurs with the human stress response, in which the sympathetic nervous system is activated to release catecholamines in response to harmful or threatening stimuli. The oxytocinergic system regulates calmness, connection, and socialization processes. During kangaroo care, oxytocin blocks the stress response and decreases the circulation of catecholamines, yielding positive outcomes that include maternal stress reduction and prevention of postpartum depression. Conclusion: Kangaroo care can be used as a non-pharmacological intervention to prevent or decrease the risk of postpartum depression.展开更多
目的探讨产后运动操联合格林健康教育对剖宫产产妇的效果。方法选取厦门大学附属妇女儿童医院/厦门市妇幼保健院产科2022年1月—2023年9月收治的245例剖宫产产妇。按照不同干预方法分为对照组120例,给予产后运动操;观察组125例给予产后...目的探讨产后运动操联合格林健康教育对剖宫产产妇的效果。方法选取厦门大学附属妇女儿童医院/厦门市妇幼保健院产科2022年1月—2023年9月收治的245例剖宫产产妇。按照不同干预方法分为对照组120例,给予产后运动操;观察组125例给予产后运动操联合格林健康教育。比较2组手术相关指标、角色适应能力[母亲角色适应调查问卷(maternal role adaptation questionnaire,MRAQ)]、自我护理能力[自我护理能力测定量表(exercise of self-care agencyscale,ESCA)]、术后并发症。结果观察组首次下床、首次肛门排气及住院时间短于对照组(P<0.05)。干预前,2组MRAQ评分比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);干预后,观察组MRAQ评分为(60.52±7.48)分,高于对照组的(52.24±7.20)分(P<0.05)。干预前,2组ESCA评分比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);干预后,观察组ESCA评分为(114.25±7.44)分,高于对照组的(104.36±7.18)分(P<0.05)。观察组术后并发症总发生率为4.00%,低于对照组的11.67%(P<0.05)。结论产后运动操联合格林健康教育应用于剖宫产产妇中能够缩短住院时间,使产妇加快适应母亲角色,并且提高自我护理能力,减少并发症发生率。展开更多
文摘Objective To investigate the impact of childbirth on the sexual health of primiparous women in China and the prevalence of women's postpartum sexual problemsMethod In this cross-sectional study, obstetric records of 460 primiparous women delivering a live-birth at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing University of Medical Sciences between November 1, 2000 and July 31, 2001 were analyzed together with the data collected from questionnaire survey conducted six months after delivery.Results Totally 460 women participated in the questionnaire survey. Though 94.74% of the subjects had resumed sexual activity within six months after birth, most of them had experienced postpartum sexual problems, among which dyspareunia was the most common type. There was no significant association between delivery types and women's sexual health status in six months after birth, including their satisfactory degree of sexual intercourse, sexual desire, sex active rate, the incidence of dyspareunia and pubococcygeal muscle strength (P>0.05). Only 20.80% of women had knowledge of sexual health and 8.02% of them had consulted for sexual problems. Conclusions Women's postpartum sexual health problems were very common, they deserve more attention. There was no significant association between delivery types and women's postpartum sexual problems at the 6th month after delivery.
文摘<strong>Introduction: </strong><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In Senegal, according to the 2017 Demographic Health Survey, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">about 22% of married women have an unmet need for family planning. Globally</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, 61% of women do not have access to postpartum family planning. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Material </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and Method: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This is a prospective, descriptive and analytical study from March</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 05, 2017 to January 31, 2018. The interrogation was done in the hospital ward with filling in the data collection form. The data collected was first coded and then entered, using the sphinx software. The data analysis was done with Epi info version 7 software and included a descriptive and analytical component. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The average age of the patients was 26 years with extremes of 15 and </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">48 years. Average gestation was 2.3 with extremes of 1 and 8 pregnancies. More </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">than half of the women (64.7%) had delivered by caesarean in an emergency setting. More than half of the women (66.7%) had chosen the hormonal contraceptive method within 48 hours of delivery and the implant was the type of </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">contraceptive prescribed in almost half of the cases (49.3%). </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Integrating postpartum family planning into programs will ultimately help to dramat</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ically decrease high-risk pregnancies, decrease the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">unmet need for family plannin</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">g (FP), and improve the health and survival of mothers and children.</span></span></span></span>
文摘Background and Objective: There is controversy on the psychological effects of postpartum exercise. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a postpartum exercise program on health-related quality of life and psychological well-being. Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial in Tokyo, Japan. The intervention groups participated in ball-exercise classes (weekly exercise of 90 minutes for four weeks) at three months postpartum. The exercise class included the following: 1) greeting and warm-up;2) aerobic exercise involving bouncing on an exercise ball 55 or 65 cm in diameter;3) rest and self-introduction;4) stretching and cooling down. The primary outcome measure was health-related Quality of Life (QOL) assessed using the MOS Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36v2). The secondary outcome measures were Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores. The intervention group was compared to the control group at four months postpartum. Results: Of the 120 women screened, 110 women met the study criteria. Nine could not be included and the remaining 101 were allocated randomly into intervention and control groups (50 and 51 participants respectively). Analysis of covariance adjusting for baseline values indicated that the SF36 subscales of physical functioning (p = 0.018) and vitality (p = 0.016) significantly improved in the intervention group compared to the control group, although there were no significant differences between the groups in the SF36 Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores. The RSES increased in the intervention group (p = 0.020) compared to the control group. No significant group differences were observed in EPDS scores. Conclusions: The postpartum exercise class program provided to healthy postpartum women appears to have contributed to promoting health-related QOL and self-esteem.
文摘Problem: Postpartum depression occurs in about 10-22% of women after birth and adversely affects their health and the health of their newborn. Kangaroo care is known to have many health-related benefits for both the mother and her newborn.Purpose: The aim of this review was to gather the evidence linking the effects of kangaroo care with postpartum depression, specifically focusing on the proposed underlying mechanism involving the release of oxytocin. Method: The literature review was conducted by targeting PubMed, CINAHL, and Google Scholar data-bases. The search terms used were postpartum depression, postnatal depression, oxytocin, oxytocin hormone, postpartum depression, kangaroo care, and skin-to-skin contact. Results: Kangaroo care was found to play an important role in decreasing the risk for postpartum depression. Skin-to-skin contact during kangaroo care was found to trigger the release of oxytocin, which is hypothesized to minimize the risk for depressive symptoms as well as decrease maternal stress. The oxytocinergic system regulates the release of oxytocin, which is an effect that is opposite that which occurs with the human stress response, in which the sympathetic nervous system is activated to release catecholamines in response to harmful or threatening stimuli. The oxytocinergic system regulates calmness, connection, and socialization processes. During kangaroo care, oxytocin blocks the stress response and decreases the circulation of catecholamines, yielding positive outcomes that include maternal stress reduction and prevention of postpartum depression. Conclusion: Kangaroo care can be used as a non-pharmacological intervention to prevent or decrease the risk of postpartum depression.
文摘目的探讨产后运动操联合格林健康教育对剖宫产产妇的效果。方法选取厦门大学附属妇女儿童医院/厦门市妇幼保健院产科2022年1月—2023年9月收治的245例剖宫产产妇。按照不同干预方法分为对照组120例,给予产后运动操;观察组125例给予产后运动操联合格林健康教育。比较2组手术相关指标、角色适应能力[母亲角色适应调查问卷(maternal role adaptation questionnaire,MRAQ)]、自我护理能力[自我护理能力测定量表(exercise of self-care agencyscale,ESCA)]、术后并发症。结果观察组首次下床、首次肛门排气及住院时间短于对照组(P<0.05)。干预前,2组MRAQ评分比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);干预后,观察组MRAQ评分为(60.52±7.48)分,高于对照组的(52.24±7.20)分(P<0.05)。干预前,2组ESCA评分比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);干预后,观察组ESCA评分为(114.25±7.44)分,高于对照组的(104.36±7.18)分(P<0.05)。观察组术后并发症总发生率为4.00%,低于对照组的11.67%(P<0.05)。结论产后运动操联合格林健康教育应用于剖宫产产妇中能够缩短住院时间,使产妇加快适应母亲角色,并且提高自我护理能力,减少并发症发生率。