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The Natural Evolution of Postpartum Fatigue among a Group of Primiparous Women

Nancy Wieland Troy

University of Nebraska Medical Center, ntroy{at}cms.cc.wayne.edu

Peggy Dalgas-Pelish

University of Nebraska Medical Center

A prospective, longitudinal study was conducted to examine the natural evolution of levels of fatigue, as measured by the Visual Analogue Scale-F, among a group of 36 primiparous women during the first 6 weeks postpartum The results revealed that this group of women experienced higher levels of morning fatigue across the 6 weeks than had previously been reported Their morning fatigue peaked at 4 weeks and then slowly decreased At the 6th week, the group mean for morning fatigue was 1.42 points (on a 100-point scale) lower than at the 1st week postpartum. suggesting women do not completely recover from the effects of pregnancy, childbirth, and transition to parenthood by 6 weeks postpartum. Maternal age and length of labor were found to be significantly related to the levels of fatigue and energy at various times during the 6 week postpartum period.

Clinical Nursing Research, Vol. 6, No. 2, 126-139 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/105477389700600202
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