Article: Postnatal quality of life in women after normal vaginal delivery and caesarean section.(Research article)

Authors: Behnaz Torkan [1]; Sousan Parsay [2]; Minoor Lamyian [3]; Anoshirvan Kazemnejad [3]; Ali Montazeri (corresponding author) [4]

Background

The problem

The extent of postnatal morbidity in vaginal delivery and caesarean section has increasingly been recognized in recent years [1]. The focus on obvious morbidity such as anemia, infections and hemorrhage has been widened to include other areas such as sexual functioning, backache, painful perineum and constipation. Screening for postnatal depression is also well established [2]. However, the debate on the best practice (vaginal delivery versus caesarean section) to minimize postnatal ...

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