RESEARCH PAPER
Relationship between participation in classes of the School for Mothers and Fathers and the incidence of emotional disorders in the postnatal period
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Samodzielna Pracownia Propedeutyki Pielęgniarstwa, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Szczecin
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Klinika Patologii Noworodka Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Szczecin
Corresponding author
Katarzyna Augustyniuk
Samodzielna Pracownia Propedeutyki Pielęgniarstwa, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny, ul. Żołnierska 48, 70-210 Szczecin
Samodzielna Pracownia Propedeutyki Pielęgniarstwa, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny, ul. Żołnierska 48, 70-210 Szczecin
Med Og Nauk Zdr. 2013;19(2):138-141
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Emotional problems experienced by women in the postnatal period are very common. They appear irrespective of women’s age and the number of children.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between participation in the postnatal education (the School for Mothers and Fathers) and the ability to cope with emotional problems in the postnatal period.
Material and Methods:
The study involved 400 newly delivered mothers, who were divided into two groups: the study group, consisting of 200 women participating in the postnatal education programme of the School for Mothers and Fathers, and the control group of 200 women, who did not take part in this programme. This survey-based study was performed using the original questionnaire. The research was approved by the Bioethics Commission of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin [BN-001/203/04].
Results:
Data analysis proved that women who did not take part in the programme of the School for Mothers and Fathers had more often typical symptoms of the baby blues syndrome (mood changes, helplessness, weepiness, fatigue), and symptoms of sadness and depression. Also the feelings of anxiety and fear during 4–6 weeks after delivery, as well as hygienic problems related to the puerperium period were more common in this group of women.
Conclusions:
1) Participation of newly delivered parents in the programme of the School for Mothers and Fathers reduces the incidence of emotional disorders in the postnatal period. 2) Participants in the programme of the School for Mothers and Fathers had better ability to cope with emotional problems in the postnatal period.
Emotional problems experienced by women in the postnatal period are very common. They appear irrespective of women’s age and the number of children.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between participation in the postnatal education (the School for Mothers and Fathers) and the ability to cope with emotional problems in the postnatal period.
Material and Methods:
The study involved 400 newly delivered mothers, who were divided into two groups: the study group, consisting of 200 women participating in the postnatal education programme of the School for Mothers and Fathers, and the control group of 200 women, who did not take part in this programme. This survey-based study was performed using the original questionnaire. The research was approved by the Bioethics Commission of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin [BN-001/203/04].
Results:
Data analysis proved that women who did not take part in the programme of the School for Mothers and Fathers had more often typical symptoms of the baby blues syndrome (mood changes, helplessness, weepiness, fatigue), and symptoms of sadness and depression. Also the feelings of anxiety and fear during 4–6 weeks after delivery, as well as hygienic problems related to the puerperium period were more common in this group of women.
Conclusions:
1) Participation of newly delivered parents in the programme of the School for Mothers and Fathers reduces the incidence of emotional disorders in the postnatal period. 2) Participants in the programme of the School for Mothers and Fathers had better ability to cope with emotional problems in the postnatal period.
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