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The relationship between quality of life and methods of delivery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The effect of mode of delivery on health-related quality-of-life in mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of postpartum anaemia on maternal health-related quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
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- The Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Instrument (MPQOL-I): development and psychometric evaluation in an exploratory sequential mixed-method study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Predictors of the Quality of Life in the Postpartum Period: A Cross-Sectional Study.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Article
- Factors associated with maternal overall quality of life six months postpartum: a cross sectional study from The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Parity and mode of birth and their relationships with quality of life: A longitudinal study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Patient perceptions of the benefits and barriers of virtual postnatal care: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Health-Related Quality-of-Life and Associated Factors Among Post-Partum Women in Arba Minch Town.International journal of women's health · 2021Article
- Determinants of Maternal Health-Related Quality of Life after Childbirth: The Generation R Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Women's Quality of Life at 6 Weeks Postpartum: Influence of the Discomfort Present in the Puerperium.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Postpartum quality of life in Indian women after vaginal birth and cesarean section: a pilot study using the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
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Abstract
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aimSome physical, emotional and social changes arise in mothers during the postpartum periods which can affect the quality of life (QOL) of the mother and family. Given the importance of the quality of life in the postpartum period and its influencing factors such as method of delivery, the present study aimed at investigating the relationship between the quality of life and methods of delivery in the world, using a systematic review and meta-analysis method.
methodsThe present study is a systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship between aspects of quality of life and method of delivery in the world conducted in Persian and English language articles published by the end of 2015. For this purpose, the databases of Medlib, SID, Scopus, ISI Web of Science, PubMed, Google scholar, Irandoc, Magiran and Iranmedex were searched using key words and their compounds. The results of studies were combined using the random effects model in the meta-analysis. Heterogeneity of studies was assessed using I2 index and Cochran test and data were analyzed using STATA Version 11.1 and SPSS Version 16.
resultsBased on the results of the meta-analysis of studies, the aspect of physical functioning had the highest quality of life mean score in women with vaginal delivery: 74.37 (95% CI: 67.7-81) and mental health had the highest QOL mean score in women with cesarean delivery: 65.8 (95% CI: 62.7-69). Also, based on the time elapsed since delivery, mental health had the highest mean score in less than 1 month, 2 months and 4 months' postpartum. Physical pain had the highest mean score 6 months after giving birth, and mental functioning in 8 months after giving birth.
conclusionsThe results of the present meta-analysis showed that the mean scores for most dimensions of quality of life in women with vaginal delivery were higher than in women with cesarean delivery.
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