title: Maternal satisfaction with postpartum nursing centers.
abstract: We explored predictors of women's satisfaction with postpartum nursing centers, which have become popular in Taiwan in recent years. After completing a consent form and demographic questionnaire, 401 women from different centers identified by proportional stratified quota sampling completed four questionnaires over the telephone after their fourth week postpartum. A high level of social support and low level of postpartum stress significantly predicted their satisfaction with the postpartum nursing centers. Future studies will be needed to determine whether, compared to traditional care at home, the postpartum nursing centers can help ease mothers' transition to parenthood and improve their childcare competence.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung City 80708, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chich-Hsiu
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Ching-Yun
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Chin-Fang
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stocker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011181:Postnatal Care; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control; D013624:Taiwan