ArticleBJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology2022
Proposed domains for assessing postpartum recovery: a concept elicitation study.
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- Pain Management for Postpartum Pain: A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Proposed domains of postpartum sleep: a concept elicitation study using qualitative interviews.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2025Article
- Association of inpatient postpartum recovery with patient-reported outcome measures following hospital discharge: a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Observational
- The correlation between quality of recovery and parturient outcomes after Cesarean delivery: a cohort study.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2024Article
- A postpartum functional assessment tool for women based on the international classification of functioning, disability and health.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Postpartum recovery of nulliparous women following scheduled cesarean delivery and spontaneous vaginal delivery: a prospective observational study.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- Content Quality of YouTube Videos About Pain Management After Cesarean Birth: Content Analysis.JMIR infodemiology · 2023Article
- Measuring enhanced recovery in obstetrics: a narrative review.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- Development and Validation of a Turkish Version of Obstetric Quality of Recovery-10.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2022Article
- Assessing quality of care in maternity services in low and middle-income countries: Development of a Maternity Patient Reported Outcome Measure.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo propose postpartum recovery domains.
designConcept elicitation study.
settingSemi-structured interviews. POPULATION: Ten writing committee members and 50 stakeholder interviews (23 postpartum women, nine general obstetricians, five maternal and fetal medicine specialists, eight nurses and five obstetric anaesthetists).
methodsAlternating interviews and focus group meetings until concept saturation was achieved (no new themes discussed in three consecutive interviews). Interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed, and an iterative coding process was used to identify domains.
main outcome measuresThe primary outcome was to identify recovery domains. We also report key symptoms and concerns. Discussion frequency and importance scores (0-100; 0 = not important; 100 = vitally important to recovery) were used to rank domains. Discussion frequency was used to rank factors helping and hindering recovery, and to determine the greatest challenges experienced postpartum.
resultsThirty-four interviews and two focus group meetings were performed. The 13 postpartum recovery domains identified, (ranked highest to lowest) were: psychosocial distress, surgical/medical factors, infant feeding and breast health, psychosocial support, pain, physical function, sleep, motherhood experience, infant health, fatigue, appearance, sexual function and cognition. The most frequently discussed factors facilitating postpartum recovery were: family support, lactation/breastfeeding support and partner support. The most frequently discussed factor hindering recovery was inadequate social support. The most frequent challenges reported were: breastfeeding (week 1), breastfeeding (week 3) and sleep (week 6).
conclusionsWe propose 13 domains that comprehensively describe recovery in women delivering in a single centre within the USA. This provides a novel framework to study the postpartum recovery process. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: We propose 13 postpartum recovery domains that provide a framework to study the recovery process following childbirth.
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