References | Thompson et al. (2011) [27] | Liu et al. (2002) [30] |
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Number of participants | n = 171 | n = 113,861 |
Reported Health problems ≥ 1 < 3 months postpartum | ||
Anxiety: State Trait Anxiety Inventory (median) | 10 | |
Depression: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale > 12 | 19 (11 %) | |
Post-traumatic stress disorder: PCL > 44 | 9 (5 %) | |
Health Status: SF36 ‘somewhat worse than 1 year ago’ ago’ | 46 (26.9 %) | |
Health Status: SF36 ‘much worse than 1 year ago’ | 14 (8.2 %) | |
Physical problems: | ||
i. Painful perineum (vaginal births only) | 54/103 (52.5 %) | |
ii. Perineal infection (vaginal births only) | 6/104 (5.8 %) | |
iii. Pain at CS site (CS births only) | 53/65 (81.5 %) | |
iv. CS wound infection (CS births only) | 12/65 (18.5 %) | |
v. Uterine infection | 10 (5.9 %) | |
vi. Urinary tract infection | 11 (6.5 %) | |
vii. Stress urinary incontinence | 57 (33.5 %) | |
viii. Constipation | 81 (47.6 %) | |
ix. Incontinence of faeces | 10 (5.9 %) | |
x. Incontinence of flatus | 31 (18.5 %) | |
xi. Breast infection/ mastitis | 37 (21.8 %) | |
xii. Backache | 92 (54.7 %) | |
xiii. Headache (frequent) | 49 (29.2 %) | |
xiv. Physical exhaustion | 119 (71.2 %) | |
Re-admission Reasons: | 17 (10 %) | 4108 (3.6 %) |
i. Mastitis/Breast abscess | 4/17 | |
ii. Bleeding/Retained of products of conception | 3/17 | |
iii. Low haemoglobin/transfusion | 3/17 | |
iv. Problems with perineal stitches | 2/17 | |
v. Postnatal depression, hyperventilation, pleuritic pain, blood clot on liver, severe migraine, neonatal jaundice | 1/17 (each) |