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Kim, Park, and Park: Effects of a Postpartum Care Program for Postpartum Women on Postpartum Activity and Postpartum Discomfort in Primiparous Women
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2008; 14(1): 36-43.

Published online: 22 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2008.14.1.36

Effects of a Postpartum Care Program for Postpartum Women on Postpartum Activity and Postpartum Discomfort in Primiparous Women

Jung Hyo Kim1, Mi Kyung Park2, Myung Hee Park1

1Professor, Chosun College of Nursing, Korea.

2Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Nambu University, Korea.

Corresponding author (pmk0220@nambu.ac.kr)

Received 26 December 2007       Accepted 4 March 2008

Copyright © 2008 Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing

Abstract

Purpose

This study was conducted to develop a postpartum care program and to evaluate the effects of the program on postpartum activity and postpartum discomfort in primiparous women.

Methods

For this control group quasi-experimental study, primiparous women who had a normal delivery at OBGYN clinics in G-city and then went home with assistance from their mothers participated from April 10 to August 2, 2006. The participants were assigned to an intervention group of 25 mothers or a control group of 23 mothers. Data analysis was performed by using SPSS/win10.0 PC+. χ2-test and t-test, and repeated measure ANOVA.

Results

The results showed that the degree of postpartum activity(F=4.66, p=.036) and the degree of postpartum discomfort(F=7.98, p=.007) were supported statistically with significant differences between the two groups.

Conclusions

Therefore, this program needs to be applied as a new nursing intervention because this postpartum care program was proven useful as effective postpartum care.

Keywords: Postpartum women, Postpartum program, Activity, Discomfort

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