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Red Flower Journal of Psychiatric Nursing (Formerly Journal of Psychiatric Nursing)

Volume  4, Issue 1, January - April 2015, Pages 17-21
 

Original Article

Psychological Wellbeing of Postnatal Mothers – A Survey

*Veena Sharma, **Anumol Joseph, ***Divya Jose, ****Manjit Kaur

*Associate Professor, Rufaida College Of Nursing, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. **Lecturer, Dashmesh College Of Nursing, SGT University, Gurgaon, Haryana. *** Lecturer, Apollo College Of Nursing, Ahemdabad,Gujarat. ****Staff Nurse, Lady Harding Medical C

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DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jpn.2277.9035.4115.3

Abstract

Background: Women are more at risk of experiencing emotional difficulties following the birth of a baby than at any other time in their lives. It is a true disservice to women and their families that the “myths of motherhood” stop women from acknowledging the range of feelings they actually have, and discourage them from seeking needed information and support. Pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period provide women with one of the most stressful and anxiety-producing life transitions that they will ever experience. Objectives: To assess the psychological wellbeing of postnatal mothers. Methodology: The survey was conducted in post-natal wards of a selected private hospital in Delhi. 34 mothers admitted in the post-natal wards were selected through purposive sampling technique The mothers were interviewed by administering a semi-structured questionnaire at their bedside. Results: Findings showed that 74% of the postnatal mothers were having good psychological wellbeing where as 26.47% of the postnatal mothers were having average psychological wellbeing. Conclusion: Lots of women feel depressed after having a baby, but very few acknowledge and express their feelings. A nurse needs to be an active listener and demonstrate a caring attitude to assess the psychological distress in postnatal mothers and promote psychological wellbeing.                                                                                                        Keywords: Psychological Wellbeing; Postpartum Blues; Postpartum Depression; Postpartum Psychosis
 


Corresponding Author : *Veena Sharma