Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a physical therapy exercise and health care education program on the psychological well-being of new mothers. Design. This was a randomized controlled trial. Participants. Primiparous and multiparous English-speaking women ready for discharge from The Angliss Hospital postnatal ward were eligible for this study. Women who were receiving psychiatric care were excluded. One hundred sixty-one women were randomized into the trial. Intervention. The experimental group (n62) received an 8-week “Mother and Baby ” (M&B) program, including specialized exercise provided by a women’s health physical therapist combined with parenting education. The other group (education only [EO], ...
Background: Most postnatal women are inactive. Since new mothers, particularly those with heightened...
Background: The low incidence of exercise during pregnancy and the high rates of prenatal depression...
Background: Being pregnant is followed by several physiological changes and pregnancy symptoms, whic...
Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a physical therapy exercise and h...
© 2007 Emily AshbyThe benefits of physiotherapy exercise and allied health education programs on new...
A 12-week randomized controlled trial was conducted (n = 20) investigating the effects of a multi-in...
Objective: The objective behind this study is to find out the effect of exercise on postpartum depre...
Perinatal depression is affecting approximately 16% of pregnant and 20% of postpartum women. Regular...
Abstract Background Pregnant women with depression and/or anxiety prior to pregnancy are at higher r...
The physical and mental health of women antenatally and postnatally has been described as fundamenta...
Introduction: Pregnancy and postpartum periods are considered as the most sensitive period in women’...
Background: Pregnant women with depression and/or anxiety prior to pregnancy are at higher risk of p...
Background Most postnatal women are inactive. Since new mothers, particularly those with heightened ...
Objective: The importance of women accessing physical activity has been shown in the literature as b...
Depression in the post-partum period affects a substantial number of mothers and can have serious co...
Background: Most postnatal women are inactive. Since new mothers, particularly those with heightened...
Background: The low incidence of exercise during pregnancy and the high rates of prenatal depression...
Background: Being pregnant is followed by several physiological changes and pregnancy symptoms, whic...
Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a physical therapy exercise and h...
© 2007 Emily AshbyThe benefits of physiotherapy exercise and allied health education programs on new...
A 12-week randomized controlled trial was conducted (n = 20) investigating the effects of a multi-in...
Objective: The objective behind this study is to find out the effect of exercise on postpartum depre...
Perinatal depression is affecting approximately 16% of pregnant and 20% of postpartum women. Regular...
Abstract Background Pregnant women with depression and/or anxiety prior to pregnancy are at higher r...
The physical and mental health of women antenatally and postnatally has been described as fundamenta...
Introduction: Pregnancy and postpartum periods are considered as the most sensitive period in women’...
Background: Pregnant women with depression and/or anxiety prior to pregnancy are at higher risk of p...
Background Most postnatal women are inactive. Since new mothers, particularly those with heightened ...
Objective: The importance of women accessing physical activity has been shown in the literature as b...
Depression in the post-partum period affects a substantial number of mothers and can have serious co...
Background: Most postnatal women are inactive. Since new mothers, particularly those with heightened...
Background: The low incidence of exercise during pregnancy and the high rates of prenatal depression...
Background: Being pregnant is followed by several physiological changes and pregnancy symptoms, whic...