Table 6 Reported health problems ≥ 3 month and < 6 months postpartum
References | Thompson et al. (2011) [27] |
|---|---|
Number of participants | n = 171 |
Anxiety: State Trait Anxiety Inventory (median) | 10 |
Depression: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale > 12 | 21 (13 %) |
Post-traumatic stress disorder: PCL > 44 | 5 (3 %) |
Health Status: SF36 ‘somewhat worse than 1 year ago’ | 51 (30.7 %) |
Health Status: SF36 ‘much worse than 1 year ago’ | 10 (6 %) |
Physical problems: | |
i. Painful perineum (vaginal births only) | 25/100 (25 %) |
ii. Perineal infection (vaginal births only) | 0 |
iii. Pain at CS site (CS births only) | 29/60 (48.3 %) |
iv. CS wound infection (CS births only) | 5/61 (8.2 %) |
v. Uterine infection | 4 (2.4 %) |
vi. Urinary tract infection | 6 (3.7 %) |
vii. Stress urinary incontinence | 42 (25.6 %) |
viii. Constipation | 39 (24 %) |
ix. Incontinence of faeces | 5 (3 %) |
x. Incontinence of flatus | 26 (16.1 %) |
xi. Breast infection/ mastitis | 22 (13.6 %) |
xii. Backache | 99 (60 %) |
xiii. Headache (frequent) | 51 (30.9 %) |
xiv. Physical exhaustion | 87 (52.7 %) |
Re-admission Reasons: | 4 (2 %) |
i. Bleeding/ Retained of products of conception | 2/4 |
ii. Post-natal depression | 1/4 |
iii. Cholecystitis | 1/4 |