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

Nancy Wieland Troy and Peggy Dalgas-Pelish
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Nancy Wieland Troy: University of Nebraska Medical Center, ntroy@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Peggy Dalgas-Pelish: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Clinical Nursing Research, 1997, vol. 6, issue 2, 126-139

Abstract: 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.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1177/105477389700600202

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