Views of Women and Clinicians on Postpartum Preparation and Recovery
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To explore important domains of women's postpartum experiences as perceived by postpartum mothers and obstetricians/midwives, and to investigate how postpartum care could enhance patient preparation for the postpartum period. Qualitative research study was conducted to explore women's and clinicians' perceptions of the postpartum experience. Four focus groups of postpartum women (n = 45) and two focus groups of obstetric clinicians (n = 13) were held at a large urban teaching hospital in New York City. All focus groups were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using grounded theory. Four main themes were identified: lack of women's knowledge about postpartum health and lack of preparation for the postpartum experience, lack of continuity of care and absence of maternal care during the early postpartum period, disconnect between providers and postpartum mothers, and suggestions for improvement. Mothers did not expect many of the symptoms they experienced after childbirth and were disappointed with the lack of support by providers during this critical time in their recovery. Differences existed in the major postpartum concerns of mothers and clinicians. However, both mothers and clinicians agreed that preparation during the antepartum period could be beneficial for postpartum recovery. Results from this study indicate that many mothers do not feel prepared for the postpartum experience. Study findings raise the hypothesis that capturing patient-centered domains that define the postpartum experience and integrating these domains into patient care may enhance patient preparation for postpartum recovery and improve postpartum outcomes.
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Women were generally satisfied and felt ready at time of discharge.
“Women were generally satisfied and felt ready at time of discharge in contrast to retrospective reports of unmet learning needs (Martin et al., 2014; Tully et al., 2017).”
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Retrospective reports indicated unmet learning needs among postpartum women.
“Women were generally satisfied and felt ready at time of discharge in contrast to retrospective reports of unmet learning needs (Martin et al., 2014; Tully et al., 2017).”
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- Authors
- Martin, A., Horowitz, C., Balbierz, A., & Howell, E. A.
- Affiliations
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
- Corresponding author
- Balbierz, Amy
- Venue
- Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Published
- 2013-06-18
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 707-713
- ISSN
- 1092-7875 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6628
- PMC
- PMC4304667
- OpenAlex
- W1963890845
- Cited by
- 141
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 5.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Maternal and Child Health Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000067)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (R01 HS009698, R01 HS09698-03)
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R24MD001691, P60MD000270)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- postpartum recovery, postpartum care, patient preparation, obstetricians' perceptions, midwives, continuity of care, provider-patient relationship, patient-centered care, postpartum symptoms, postpartum support
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Female, Hospitals, Teaching, Humans, Male, New York City, Postnatal Care, Patient Satisfaction, Focus Groups, Qualitative Research, Young Adult
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