ReviewEuropean journal of midwifery2023
Health problems experienced by women during the first year postpartum: A systematic review.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A pioneering health education strategy based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model for women's health challenges: a systematic review and logic framework.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Physical activity postpartum: A systematic review and quality appraisal of clinical guidelines.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
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- Health Literacy, Psychological Distress and Fertility Attitudes Among Postpartum Women: A Mediation Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Explanatory model for "becoming a mother" among first-time mothers who experienced high-risk pregnancies.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Investigating the effect of familiarization with wound care after cesarean section through multimedia in reducing wound complications.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Safety of herbal medicine in the postpartum period: A hospital-based single-arm, prospective observational study (SAFEHERE-PC).Integrative medicine research · 2026Article
- Exploring perinatal depression and its influencing factors: a cross-sectional study among pregnant women and mothers of children under two years in Burera district, Rwanda.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Safety of Postpartum Herbal Medicine in Primary Care Korean Medicine Clinics: Protocol for a Prospective, Multicenter, Registry-Based Observational Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Observational
- Health care across the first year postpartum and experiences of women with anxiety/depressive symptoms: A longitudinal cohort of first-time mothers in Ireland (MAMMI).Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Semantic Agency Patterns Signal Depressive Experiences: Evidence From Postpartum Communication on Social Media.Depression and anxiety · 2026Article
- Psychosocial risk factors for depression and anxiety in European postpartum women: A scoping review.European journal of midwifery · 2026Review
- Postnatal care service utilisation and associated factors among multiparous women in Buyamba County, Rakai District Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
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- A Holistic Approach for Ethics and Sustainability in the Food Chain: The Gateway to Oral and Systemic Health.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Prevalence and Determinants of Health Care Utilization Among Dutch Women in the First Year Postpartum.Journal of midwifery & women's healthArticle
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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5 authors.
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Abstract
introductionDuring pregnancy and childbirth, health issues can arise that can negatively influence women's postpartum health. Although it is imperative to identify these health problems in order to tailor care to women's needs, they often remain unrecognized. A comprehensive overview of postpartum health problems does not exist in the current literature. This systematic review aimed to explore the health problems experienced by women residing in high-income countries during the first year postpartum.
methodsScientific databases were searched for articles on health problems experienced by women during the first year postpartum, published between January 2000 and 2 July 2021. Studies investigating the experiences of healthy women from the age of 18 years, residing in high-income countries, who gave birth to a healthy neonate, were included. Identified health issues were divided into five categories and presented in an overview.
resultsA total of 25 articles were eligible for inclusion. In all, 83 health problems were identified and divided into five different categories (physical health problems, mental health problems, social health problems, problems related to feeding the infant, and other challenges). Common health issues postpartum were exhaustion, urinary incontinence, painful breasts, depressive symptoms, problems related to sexuality and sleep, lack of social support, and problems with breastfeeding.
conclusionsThis systematic review contributes to a wider understanding of postpartum health problems and can be used to adapt healthcare to women's needs. It distinguishes itself from previous studies by the wide variety of identified health problems and its specific focus on women's experiences in the postpartum period.
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