scholarly journals Sexuality in the puerperium: the experience of a group of women

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 888-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natália Rejane Salim ◽  
Dulce Maria Rosa Gualda
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Female Sexuality ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Cultural Terms ◽  
Women's Experience ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Post Partum Period

Puerperium is a period of great changes in women's lives, in physiological, psychological and socio-cultural terms. Female sexuality is a broad topic that should be explored vis-à-vis the singularity of woman's experiences which themselves vary at different moments in time. This article is part of the project: Sexuality in the Puerperium, the objective of which was to understand what women's experience of their sexuality is in the postpartum period. Observation and semi-structured interview were used. The research approach was qualitative and narrative was used as the conceptual and methodological method. Six primiparas who gave birth in a public hospital in São Paulo took part in the study. Observation took place in the in-patients unit in the immediate post-partum period. The interviews were conducted in the women´s homes. The results of the study have enabled an understanding to be formed of the meanings and changes in sexuality during the postpartum period as well as of the experiences every woman faces in her new roles, relationships and difficulties.

scholarly journals Traditional Beliefs and Practices among post-partum women attending Postpartum clinic, at Bukulula Health Centre IV Kalungu district

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Irene Nakibuuka
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Traditional Beliefs ◽  
Maternal Deaths ◽  
Beliefs And Practices

Background: Maternal deaths in the postpartum period contribute greatly to the global burden of maternal mortality especially in developing countries where 99% of these maternal deaths occur. Almost 40% of women develop serious illness after birth, and close to 50% of maternal deaths occur after delivery. Other problems encountered during the postpartum period include anemia, nutritional deficiencies, infection, family violence, and emotional problems most of which are associated with the mothers’ traditional beliefs and practices. Some of these beliefs and practices used are beneficial to their health, some are non-beneficial but harmless whereas others are harmful and greatly contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality. Methodology: This was a qualitative descriptive study that was conducted among ten purposively selected postpartum women attending a postpartum clinic at Bukulula health center IV. Data was collected through in-depth face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured interview guide and an audio recorder to track the proceedings of each interview. Data were analyzed based on emerging themes, following transcription of the interviews. Results: Three themes emerged from the study and these were; dietary precautions, behavioral precautions and hygiene, and physical warmth. Conclusion and recommendation: Some of the traditional beliefs and practices held by postpartum women are beneficial and can be incorporated into routine care provided whereas others are harmful and need to be restructured.

Novel Method and Device for Delivery and Retention of Intrauterine Devices in the Immediate Postpartum Period: Pilot Baboon Feasibility Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etse-Oghena Campbell ◽  
Christopher G. Rylander ◽  
Lauren Thaxton ◽  
Marian Yvette Williams-Brown
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Intrauterine Device ◽  
Intrauterine Devices ◽  
Expulsion Rate ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Post Partum Period

Abstract The immediate post-partum period offers a convenient time to have an intrauterine device placed because of the co-location of a non-pregnant woman and her clinician; however, this practice is associated with increased expulsion rates of up to 30%, compared with a 3% expulsion rate for interval insertions. This paper presents a device and method to improve intrauterine device delivery and retention in the immediate postpartum period. This initial feasibility study illustrates that it is possible to temporarily tether a commercially available intrauterine device within the uterus of an immediately postpartum baboon. The results indicate this device and method are technically feasible, but further studies will be needed to evaluate safety and efficacy in reducing expulsion rates.

scholarly journals Contraceptive utilization and associated factors among women in the extended post-partum period in wukro town, Tigray, Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natnael Etsay Assefa ◽  
Yodit Zewdie Berhe ◽  
Weldu Mammo Werid ◽  
Meresa Berewo Mengesha ◽  
Kidanemariam Berhe Tekola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Birth Interval ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Contraceptive Utilization ◽  
Post Partum Period

Abstract Background: The extended post-partum period is the twelve months after delivery, which is a very critical time for mothers to ensure a safe birth interval. Many women do not realize that they are at risk of pregnancy during the postpartum period and the importance of birth interval. Birth interval more than two years reduces maternal and child mortality and give a better health for the mother and the child. Because of this assessing post-partum contraceptive utilization and the determining factors is crucial. Hence, the study was conducted to determine contraceptive utilization and identify factors which affect post -partum contraceptive utilization Methods: A community based cross sectional study was implemented among 422 women who gave birth one year prior to the study period in wukro town. The total sample size was allocated to the three kebeles proportionally. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select study subjects. Data were collected by interviewer administered structured questionnaire. The data were coded and entered using EpiData version 3.1 and transported to Statistical Package for Social Science version 20 for analysis. Binary and multivariable logistic regressions were fitted. Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to measure strength of association. Results: A total of 422 women were enrolled in this study. Nearly half (48.6%) of the women were using contraceptive. Multivariable logistic regression showed that prenatal counseling [AOR 3.06(95% CI; 1.30, 7.22)], menses returned [AOR 3.99(95% CI; 1.96, 8.11)] and resuming sexual activity [AOR 5.96(95% CI; 2.67, 13.3)] were positively associated with utilization of postpartum contraceptive. Conclusions: Postpartum contraceptive use was low. Strengthening prenatal family planning counseling and improving women’s awareness about the return of their fertility after childbirth are suggested to improve family planning utilization in extended postpartum period.

scholarly journals ‘Phantom Kicks’: Women’s Subjective Experience of Foetal Kicks after the Postpartum Period

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Disha Sasan ◽  
Phillip GD Ward ◽  
Meredith Nash ◽  
Edwina R Orchard ◽  
Michael J Farrell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Post Partum Period ◽  
Foetal Movement

During pregnancy, a woman will attribute increased abdominal sensations to foetal movement. Surprisingly, many women report that they feel kick sensations long after the pregnancy, however this experience has never been reported in the scientific literature. Here, we show that almost 40% of women in our sample experienced phantom foetal kicks after their first pregnancy, up to 28-years (average 6.8-years) post-partum. Using a qualitative approach, we found that women describe the phantom sensations as ‘convincing’, ‘real kicks’ or ‘flutters’. Twenty-five percent of women described the experience as positive, and 27% reported felt confused or upset by the experience. Our results demonstrate that phantom kicks in the post-partum period are a widely experienced sensation, that may have implications for a woman’s post-partum mental health. The mechanism behind the phantom kick phenomenon is unknown, but may be related to changes in the somatosensory homunculus or proprioception during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Tapping the Untapped: Huge Potential to Increase Family Planning Users in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lopamudra Paul ◽  
Subrato K Mondal ◽  
Geeta Nanda ◽  
Kara E. Tureski ◽  
Ajay K Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Wealth Index ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Contraceptive Devices ◽  
Post Partum Period

<div><p><em>India’s family planning programs have historically focused on limiting the number of children but in recent years focus has shifted from limiting births to increased spacing between children, especially among young couples on contraceptive acceptance in the post-partum period. This paper examines the behavior of couples in India on acceptance of contraceptives during the postpartum period by using data from the National Family Health Survey-3 (NFHS-3, 2005-06) and from a small scale survey in state of Chhattisgarh in India. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>According to the data, approximately 75 percent of women with children under a year and 83 percent of women with children under six months’ old reported not using any contraception. Only 0.9 percent of postpartum women reported acceptance of intrauterine contraceptive devices. The primary reasons cited for not using contraception were breast feeding (27.5 percent) and postpartum amenorrhea (16.9 percent). Education and wealth index and program factor specially interaction with health workers during post-partum period and institutional delivery had a significant effect on acceptance of contraceptives during the postpartum period. Achieving one’s desired family size also positively influenced women’s acceptance of family size soon after delivery. Small scale survey in Chhattisgarh also suggested that acceptance of family planning to space children is not high.</em></p></div>

Queer Seductions of the Maternal in Dorothy Macardle's Earth-bound

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-308
Author(s):  
Abigail L. Palko
Keyword(s):  
Female Sexuality ◽  
Public Intellectual ◽  
Irish Nationalism ◽  
Maternal Attitudes ◽  
Female Autonomy ◽  
National Autonomy ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Post War ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Sacrifice

During her lifetime, Dorothy Macardle was a prominent public intellectual in both her native Ireland and post-war Europe. Her passionate engagement in Irish nationalism found expression in her writing; in her only collection of short stories, Earth-bound: Nine Stories of Ireland, published early in her writing career, she protests Irish women's socially restricted status and offers literary models of female solidarity to her audience (her fellow prisoners in Kilmainham Gaol, where she was imprisoned during the Civil War). Complex and ambiguous messages regarding maternal attitudes and female sexuality are encoded within the collection, particularly in the two Maeve stories (as I have labelled them because of their shared narrator), ‘The Return of Niav’ and ‘The Portrait of Roisin Dhu’, in which she offers coded expressions of the realities of women's lives in early twentieth-century Ireland that the larger public would have preferred remain unspoken, particularly with regard to expressions of maternal inclinations and female sexuality. Earth-bound, driven by her reactions to the many ways that the Irish struggle for national autonomy was purchased by the sacrifice of female autonomy, becomes a vehicle through which she explores socially taboo issues, most notably mothering practices and both heterosexual and homosexual expressions of female sexuality.

Low back pain in pregnancy and post-partum period. Principles for medical rehabilitation

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (19) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Iulia Filipescu ◽  
Mihai Berteanu ◽  
George Alexandru Filipescu ◽  
Radu Vlădăreanu
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Post Partum Period ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Using Anti-Cancer Agents during the Post-Partum Period: Not that Simple

Onkologie ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 419-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Mir ◽  
Paul Berveiller ◽  
Raphaël Serreau
Keyword(s):  
Post Partum ◽  
Anti Cancer ◽  
Post Partum Period

scholarly journals Exploring the experiences related to postpartum changes: perspectives of mothers and healthcare providers in Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboobeh Asadi ◽  
Mahnaz Noroozi ◽  
Mousa Alavi
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
New Period ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Field Notes

Abstract Background Numerous changes occur in different aspects of women’s lives in the postpartum period. Women’s adjusting with problems and taking advantage of this opportunity can develop their personality. In this regard, accurate knowledge of their experiences and feelings is necessary to help them to benefit from this period. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the experiences related to postpartum changes in women. Methods In the present qualitative study, 23 participants, including women of childbearing age who gave birth and healthcare providers (midwives and obstetricians) in Isfahan, Iran were selected using purposive sampling with a maximum variation strategy. Data were collected through in-depth semi structured interviews, field notes, and daily notes, and simultaneously analyzed using the conventional qualitative content analysis. Results The data analysis results led to the extraction of three main categories including “feeling of decreased female attractiveness” (with two sub-categories of “ feeling of decreased beauty” and “feeling of decreased sexual function”), “feeling of insolvency and helplessness” (with two sub-categories of “physical burnout”, and “mental preoccupations”) and “beginning a new period in life” (with three sub-categories of “changing the meaning of life”, “feeling of maturity” and “deepening the communication”). Conclusions Findings of this study can provide a good context for designing interventions to improve the women’s quality of life by explaining and highlighting their experiences in the postpartum period. In this regard, providing sufficient empathy, social and psychological support from family members (especially husband), performing appropriate educational interventions and also regular assessment of women’s psychological state by healthcare providers in postpartum period can reduce their concerns and help to improve their health.

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