title: Comparing Taiwanese women's biopsychosocial features by location of postpartum recovery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In Taiwan, a culturally sanctioned ritual of maternal rest and recuperation has been traditionally practiced patrilocally during the first postpartum month. However, in recent years, the places where women may observe the ritual have become more diverse.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our goal was to compare women's psychosocial features based on where they stayed during their postpartum recovery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using proportional stratified quota sampling of 18 hospitals and clinics in Taiwan by birth rate, we recruited 784 postpartum women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women stayed in their own home (17.1%), with their parents-in-law (33.3%), with their parents (36.0%), or in a postpartum nursing center (13.6%). Women who stayed in their own residence or who stayed in their parents' residence perceived greater social support than women who stayed with their parents-in-law.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further research should compare women's adjustment to motherhood and their competence in childcare based on where they stay during postpartum recovery.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University. Electronic address: chhung@kmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Chich-Hsiu
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University. Electronic address: jstocker@kmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stocker
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University. Electronic address: hthsu@kmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Hsin-Tien
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan
keywords: Health status; Location of postpartum recovery; Postpartum ritual; Postpartum stress; Social support