<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Postpartum fatigue is an important issue that threatens women’s health. The incidence of postpartum fatigue is high. Failure to intervene in time may lead to adverse outcomes such as postpartum depression, premature termination of breastfeeding, child abuse, and low infant development. This article reviews the concepts, characteristics, related factors, adverse effects, and interventions of postpartum fatigue. The aim is to improve doctors’ and nurses’ awareness of on postpartum fatigue in pregnant women, enrich the research content and methods, stimulate the interest of nurses, and actively carry out targeted intervention research to prevent or reduce the occurrence of adverse outcomes.</p></abstract>

Postpartum fatigue is an important issue that threatens women’s health. The incidence of postpartum fatigue is high. Failure to intervene in time may lead to adverse outcomes such as postpartum depression, premature termination of breastfeeding, child abuse, and low infant development. This article reviews the concepts, characteristics, related factors, adverse effects, and interventions of postpartum fatigue. The aim is to improve doctors’ and nurses’ awareness of on postpartum fatigue in pregnant women, enrich the research content and methods, stimulate the interest of nurses, and actively carry out targeted intervention research to prevent or reduce the occurrence of adverse outcomes.

Analysis of status quo and research progress in nursing of postpartum fatigue: a literature review

Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Frontiers of Nursing

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Postpartum fatigue is an important issue that threatens women’s health. The incidence of postpartum fatigue is high. Failure to intervene in time may lead to...

Analysis of status quo and research progress in nursing of postpartum fatigue: a literature review

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Mar 31, 2020

Page range: 71 - 76

Received: Apr 04, 2019

Accepted: Jun 12, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2020-0002

Keywords
postpartum fatigue, maternal, postnatal, pregnancy, nursing, current status, research progress

© 2020 Tian-Tian Gai et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Analysis of status quo and research progress in nursing of postpartum fatigue: a literature review

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Mar 31, 2020

Page range: 71 - 76

Received: Apr 04, 2019

Accepted: Jun 12, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2020-0002

Keywordspostpartum fatigue, maternal, postnatal, pregnancy, nursing, current status, research progress

© 2020 Tian-Tian Gai et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
postpartum fatigue, maternal, postnatal, pregnancy, nursing, current status, research progress