Mental Health of Mothers After Natural Childbirth and Cesarean Section
A Comparative Study in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Objective: to compare the quality of life of women after natural childbirth and cesarean section from a mental health perspective. Method: this is a causal-comparative study that included 104 women, 52 of whom underwent natural childbirth: and 52 cesarean sections. It was conducted in the gynecology ward of Liaqat Memorial Hospital in Kohat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan using the Quality-of-Life Questionnaire. Pakistani Nurses made direct translation of it in to Urdu language, interview by interview (read in English and told in Urdu). The results related to Emotional Health Problems, Energy, Emotions and Social Activities were analyzed. Results: women after cesarean section reported more problems regarding emotional health variables than women after natural childbirth. The mean quality of life score among the natural childbirth group was 89.94 and 66.02 among the cesarean section group (p
Childbirth · Khyber pakhtunkhwa · Mental health · Natural childbirth · Obstetrics · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare) · Section (typography) · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urdu · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Nursing · Pregnancy-related medical research
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