Age‐specific determinants of post‐partum fatigue in primiparous women

ConclusionPrimiparous mothers who anticipated new life with their infants to be difficult and who had an irregular lifestyle tended to report higher levels of fatigue during the post‐partum hospital stay. Nurses and midwives should assess maternal sleep and eating conditions, providing support to ensure adequate maternal rest. Special efforts should be made to reduce anxiety about new life with infants among younger primiparous women who had experienced hyperemesis gravidarum.

Source: Japan Journal of Nursing Science - June 29, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Miyako Tsuchiya, Emi Mori, Akiko Sakajo, Tomoko Maekawa, Hiroko Iwata, Kunie Maehara, Akiko Morita, Harumi Ozawa, Yoshimi Mochizuki, Kyoko Aoki, Miyuki Makaya, Koji Tamakoshi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research