[Self-rated health status of pregnant and postpartum women].
OBJECTIVE
To To understand the self-rated health of pregnant and postpartum women.


METHODS
Using Self-rated Health Measurement Scale Version 1.0 (SRHMS V1.0), health status of 50 reproductive-age nonpregnant women and 55 pregnant women on days 7 and 42 after delivery was assessed.


RESULTS
There was statistic significance in daily physical activities, physical mobility and total score of physical health subscale between pregnant women and reproductive-age nonpregnant women (P<0.01). Statistical significance was also found in daily physical activities, physical mobility and total score of physical health subscale as well as total score of the SRHMS V1.0 between women before and 7 days after delivery (P<0.01). The scores of physical mobility, total score of physical health subscale and total score of SRHMS V1.0 showed significant difference between women before and 42 days after delivery (P<0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Although the physical health status of pregnant women is generally poorer than that of the reproductive-age nonpregnant women, their self-rated health show no significant differences. The self-rated health status of women 7 days after delivery is worse than that before delivery, while such status on days 42 after delivery is obviously better than that before delivery. SRHMS V1.0 provides an effective means for health evaluation of perinatal and postpartum women.
Xu
Jun
J
Department of Pharmacology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. drugstat@163.com
Guo
Rong
R
Huang
Hai-yan
HY
Zhang
Qing
Q
Xu
Jin
J
D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile