title: [Influence of childbirth experience and postpartum depression on quality of life in women after birth].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to identify influence of childbirth experience and postpartum depression on quality of life in women after birth.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and eleven postpartum women were asked to complete the questionnaires on their childbirth experience during their admission and on their postpartum depression and quality of life between one to three weeks after birth. Initial data were collected from February 1 to May 30, 2011 at two obstetric hospitals in Busan, Korea. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The women's childbirth experience and postpartum depression were identified as factors influencing quality of life after birth. The model explained 50% of the variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that childbirth educators should include strategies to increase a positive childbirth experience and to decrease postpartum depression in their education programs in order to improve women's quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: Nami
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D036801:Parturition; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Depression; Parturition; Postpartum; Quality of life