Journal article
Systematic Review of the Literature on Postpartum Care: Methodology and Literature Search Results
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The postpartum period is a time for multiple clinical interventions. To date, no critical review of these interventions exists. This systematic review examined evidence for the effectiveness of postpartum interventions that have been reported in the literature.
METHODS: MEDLINE, Cinahl, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library were searched for randomized controlled trials of interventions initiated from immediately after birth to 1 year …
Authors
Levitt C; Shaw E; Wong S; Kaczorowski J; Springate R; Sellors J; Enkin M
Journal
Birth, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 196–202
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2004
DOI
10.1111/j.0730-7659.2004.00305.x
ISSN
0730-7659