Investigating the Effectiveness of Physical Activity on Sleep Quality in Women with Natural Childbirth and Cesarean Section

Background and objective: Pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood are processes that have important social and emotional consequences for every woman.  The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity on sleep quality of women with Natural Childbirth and cesarean section. M...

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Main Authors: Abdossaleh Zar, fatemeh ahmadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2020-07-01
Series:Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
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Online Access:http://goums.ac.ir/jorjanijournal/article-1-726-en.html
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description Background and objective: Pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood are processes that have important social and emotional consequences for every woman.  The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity on sleep quality of women with Natural Childbirth and cesarean section. Methods: Among women referred to Jahrom Health Center in the year 2017-2018 who had childbirth.  210 volunteers were included in the study (110 normal deliveries, 100 cesarean sections). They were divided into active and inactive groups based on their physical activity. The Petersburg sleep questionnaire was used for data collection. Results: There was a significant difference between the two groups in daily performance variables (p = 0.005) and total sleep quality score (p = 0.001). It was also found that active women with cesarean section had better condition than inactive women with cesarean section. There was a significant difference between the two groups in the variables of sleep disorders (p = 0.005) and total sleep quality score (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Exercise and physical activity can have a positive effect on the quality of sleep after postpartum and cesarean section. Findings can inform interventions designed to improve postpartum sleep via increasing opportunities for exercise among postpartum women.
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spelling doaj.art-8e207e838b774bd19d54720b518005992022-12-21T23:27:10ZengGolestan University of Medical SciencesJorjani Biomedicine Journal2645-35092020-07-01824857Investigating the Effectiveness of Physical Activity on Sleep Quality in Women with Natural Childbirth and Cesarean SectionAbdossaleh Zar0fatemeh ahmadi1 Department of Sport Science, School of Literature and Humanities, Persian Gulf University, Boushehr, Iran. Department of Sport Science, School of Literature and Humanities, Persian Gulf University, Boushehr, Iran. Background and objective: Pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood are processes that have important social and emotional consequences for every woman.  The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity on sleep quality of women with Natural Childbirth and cesarean section. Methods: Among women referred to Jahrom Health Center in the year 2017-2018 who had childbirth.  210 volunteers were included in the study (110 normal deliveries, 100 cesarean sections). They were divided into active and inactive groups based on their physical activity. The Petersburg sleep questionnaire was used for data collection. Results: There was a significant difference between the two groups in daily performance variables (p = 0.005) and total sleep quality score (p = 0.001). It was also found that active women with cesarean section had better condition than inactive women with cesarean section. There was a significant difference between the two groups in the variables of sleep disorders (p = 0.005) and total sleep quality score (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Exercise and physical activity can have a positive effect on the quality of sleep after postpartum and cesarean section. Findings can inform interventions designed to improve postpartum sleep via increasing opportunities for exercise among postpartum women.http://goums.ac.ir/jorjanijournal/article-1-726-en.htmlsleep qualitynatural childbirthcesarean sectionexercise
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Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
sleep quality
natural childbirth
cesarean section
exercise
title Investigating the Effectiveness of Physical Activity on Sleep Quality in Women with Natural Childbirth and Cesarean Section
title_full Investigating the Effectiveness of Physical Activity on Sleep Quality in Women with Natural Childbirth and Cesarean Section
title_fullStr Investigating the Effectiveness of Physical Activity on Sleep Quality in Women with Natural Childbirth and Cesarean Section
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the Effectiveness of Physical Activity on Sleep Quality in Women with Natural Childbirth and Cesarean Section
title_short Investigating the Effectiveness of Physical Activity on Sleep Quality in Women with Natural Childbirth and Cesarean Section
title_sort investigating the effectiveness of physical activity on sleep quality in women with natural childbirth and cesarean section
topic sleep quality
natural childbirth
cesarean section
exercise
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