Health may be compromised by social interactions depending on culture among postpartum Arab and Jewish Israeli women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social support is generally perceived to facilitate health in postpartum women; however, previous research shows that this is not always true. Social interactions intended to provide support can be perceived as negative and in turn, may have negative impacts on maternal health. The purpose of the present study was to asses if social support and negative interactions at one month after childbirth can predict maternal health four months after childbirth, and if this relationship is influenced by culture.

Methods

This prospective longitudinal cohort study included randomly selected Arab (n = 203) and Jewish (n = 202) women who attended Mother and Child Health Clinics in Northern Israel one month after giving birth. The women were interviewed at one and four months af

SUBMITTER: Puddister S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7441553 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature