Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted in order to determine postpartum comfort levels of mothers giving vaginal delivery and mothers having cesarean section using different as well as some effective factors.

Methods: This comparative and descriptive study was conducted in obstetrics service of a university hospital in a city in eastern Turkey. The population of the study was consisted of all of the women who gave birth in the obstetrics service between January and December 2015. The sample of the study was calculated according to formula of sample size used in cases that population is known and totally 405 postpartum women including 131 women having cesarean section under general anesthesia, 138 women having cesarean section under regional anesthesia and 136 women giving vaginal birth, who all agreed to participate in the study, were included in the study. “Questionnaire” and “Postpartum Comfort Scale” were used to collect the data.

Results: The difference between the Postpartum Comfort Scale sub-dimensions and total score averages were found to be statistically significant according to the type of delivery and the type of anesthesia they received (p<0.05). It was found that the difference between experiencing some problems in postpartum period was significant according to the women's type of delivery and the type of anesthesia they received (p<0.05). It was found that the difference between the postpartum comfort scale total score averages were found to be significant according to experiencing some problems in postpartum period (p<0.0).

Conclusion: It was found that postpartum comfort levels of women giving vaginal delivery was higher than women having cesarean section and women having cesarean section under regional anesthesia was higher than women having cesarean section under general anesthesia.