Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital

Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital

Introduction: Maternal psychological well-being determines early mother-infant relationship and baby’s health. Paying attention on this aspect is essential particularly in early postpartum period. This study aimed to determine early psychological reactions toward socioeconomic profi les, delivery me...

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Main Authors: Musa, Ramli, AAW, Abdullah, MIB, Saiful, MN, Hafiz, AAZ, Fahmi
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2010
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R Medicine (General)
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spelling iium-3662011-12-22T03:19:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/366/ Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital Musa, Ramli AAW, Abdullah MIB, Saiful MN, Hafiz AAZ, Fahmi R Medicine (General) Introduction: Maternal psychological well-being determines early mother-infant relationship and baby’s health. Paying attention on this aspect is essential particularly in early postpartum period. This study aimed to determine early psychological reactions toward socioeconomic profi les, delivery methods and delivery outcomes among postpartum mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital. Materials and Methods: A total of 150 twoweek- postpartum mothers participated in this cross sectional study and their psychological perspective was measured by using the Depressive, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS). Results: 4%, 16% and 4.7% of respondents had signifi cant depressive, anxiety and stress levels respectively. Conclusion: Socioeconomic variables such household income, level of education and presence of medical illness were statistically signifi cant to determine early postpartum psychological reactions but not the modes or outcomes of delivery. Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/366/1/determinants_of_early_pospartum_psychological_reaction_%282%29.pdf Musa, Ramli and AAW, Abdullah and MIB, Saiful and MN, Hafiz and AAZ, Fahmi (2010) Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 9 (1). pp. 37-41. ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.com/eimj/v1/?p=149
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Musa, Ramli
AAW, Abdullah
MIB, Saiful
MN, Hafiz
AAZ, Fahmi
Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital
description Introduction: Maternal psychological well-being determines early mother-infant relationship and baby’s health. Paying attention on this aspect is essential particularly in early postpartum period. This study aimed to determine early psychological reactions toward socioeconomic profi les, delivery methods and delivery outcomes among postpartum mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital. Materials and Methods: A total of 150 twoweek- postpartum mothers participated in this cross sectional study and their psychological perspective was measured by using the Depressive, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS). Results: 4%, 16% and 4.7% of respondents had signifi cant depressive, anxiety and stress levels respectively. Conclusion: Socioeconomic variables such household income, level of education and presence of medical illness were statistically signifi cant to determine early postpartum psychological reactions but not the modes or outcomes of delivery.
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author Musa, Ramli
AAW, Abdullah
MIB, Saiful
MN, Hafiz
AAZ, Fahmi
author_facet Musa, Ramli
AAW, Abdullah
MIB, Saiful
MN, Hafiz
AAZ, Fahmi
author_sort Musa, Ramli
title Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital
title_short Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital
title_full Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital
title_fullStr Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in Kuala Lumpur Hospital
title_sort determinants of early pospartum psychological reaction among mothers in kuala lumpur hospital
publisher Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/366/
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