Women's Postpartum Experiences

<p>Current literature explores childbirth options and evidence-based approaches for care of an infant such as kangaroo care and breastfeeding, but there is little to no research on women’s birthing experiences and its impact on daily routines. This paper will reveal themes related to postpartum experiences and the impact on occupations for women who have given birth in the last six months. This qualitative study, using a convenience sample, explores a woman’s birthing experience and the influence it has on her postpartum occupations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017) listed almost four million births that occurred during 2016 in the United States, showing the large number of the population that was impacted with changes in occupational engagement during their postpartum experience. Implications for occupational therapy practice, and further research will be discussed. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2019

Author dc:creator

• Watkins, Courtney

• childbirth
• occupation
• occupational therapy
• postpartum
• qualitative
• Maternal and Child Health

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2019 Courtney Watkins

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/652

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1650