Health status and quality of life in postpartum women: A systematic review of associated factors

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 185, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-52

  Van Der Woude, Daisy A A ^a,b   Pijnenborg, Johanna M A ^c   De Vries, Jolanda ^a,c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health status; Postpartum; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CESAREAN SECTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INCONTINENCE IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; INCONTINENCE IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE SHORT FORM; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; MIXED INCONTINENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT BREF; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84921368646     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.11.041     Document Type: Review

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