Journal article
Systematic Review of the Literature on Postpartum Care: Effectiveness of Postpartum Support to Improve Maternal Parenting, Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Physical Health
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Postpartum support is recommended to prevent infant and maternal morbidity. This review examined the published evidence of the effectiveness of postpartum support programs to improve maternal knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to parenting, maternal mental health, maternal quality of life, and maternal physical health.
METHODS: MEDLINE, Cinahl, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library were searched for randomized controlled trials …
Authors
Shaw E; Levitt C; Wong S; Kaczorowski J; Group TMUPR
Journal
Birth, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 210–220
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2006
DOI
10.1111/j.1523-536x.2006.00106.x
ISSN
0730-7659