RT Journal Article
T1 Relationship between parity and the problems that appear in the postpartum period
A1 Martínez Galiano, Juan Miguel
A1 Hernández Martínez, Antonio
A1 Rodríguez Almagro, Julián Javier
A1 Delgado Rodríguez, Miguel
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
AB Parity is associated with the incidence of problems in pregnancy, delivery and the puerperium. Theinfluence of parity in the postpartum period has been poorly studied and the results are incongruous.The objective of this study was to identify the association between parity and the existence of distinctdiscomfort and problems during the postpartum period. Cross-sectional study with puerperal womenin Spain. Data was collected on demographic and obstetric variables and maternal manifestations ofdiscomfort and problems during the postpartum period. An ad hoc online questionnaire was used. Crudeodds ratios (ORs) and adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated byconditional logistic regression. 1503 primiparous and 1487 multiparous participated in the study. 53.4%(803) of the primiparous women affirmed to have feelings of sadness, as opposed to 36.2% (539) ofmultiparous women (aOR: 1.60; 95% CI: 1.35–1.89). 48.3% (726) of primiparous had lactation problemsvs 24.7% (367) of multiparous (aOR: 2.46; 95% CI: 2.05–2.94). 37.2% (559) of primiparous reportedanxiety, while the percentage in multiparous was 25.7% (382) (aOR: 1.34; 95% CI: 1.12–1.61). 22.2%(333) of primiparous had depressive symptoms, and 11.6% (172) of multiparous (aOR: 1.65; CI 95%:1.31–2.06). Faecal incontinence was more present in primiparous than in multiparous, 6.5% (97) and3.3% (49) respectively (aOR: 1.60; 95% CI: 1.07–2.38). Parity is associated with the presence of certainproblems in the postpartum period. Thus, primiparous are more likely to have lactation problems,depressive symptoms, anxiety, sadness, and faecal incontinence.
PB Nature Research
SN 2045-2322
YR 2019
FD 2019-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16718
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16718
LA eng
NO Martínez Galiano, J. M., Hernández Martínez, A., Rodríguez Almagro, J., Delgado Rodríguez, M.,  Gómez Salgado, J. (2019). Relationship between parity and the problems that appear in the postpartum period. Scientific Reports, 9(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47881-3
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026