Influencing of Duration of Labor, Mental Health, Age, Parity, Patterns of Infant Feeding, and Social Support on Postpartum Fatigue among Mothers with Normal Delivery
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This predictive research design aimed to investigate the influence of duration of labor, mental health, age, parity, infant feeding patterns and social support on postpartum fatigue. The sample consisted of 136 postpartum mothers with normal delivery who came to receive medical service at a hospital under supervision of a university in Bangkok. Research instruments were the demographic characteristics questionnaire, Thai mental health indicator version 2007 (TMHI-15), postpartum support questionnaire (PSQ) and the postnatal accumulated fatigue scale (PAFS). The content validity was .95 and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was .83 - .94. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, paired sample t-test, and multiple linear regression analysis.
The results found that the duration of labor, mental health, age, parity, infant feeding patterns and social support could predict postpartum fatigue among mothers with normal delivery during 1- and 6-week postpartum at 11.90% and 5.20% (F = 8.99, p-value < .001; F = 7.33, p-value < .05, respectively). Mental health and social support were predictor variables, statistically and significantly predicting postpartum fatigue during 1-week postpartum (β = -.203, p-value < .05; β = -.218, p-value < .05, respectively). Social support could also predict postpartum fatigue during 6-week postpartum (β = -.228, p-value < .05). Therefore, midwives should assess the mental health of women during 1-week postpartum and encourage family members to participate in postpartum care before hospital discharge until 6-week postpartum period.
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