07

Nicholson W.K., Setse R., Hill-Briggs F., Cooper L.A., Strobino D., Powe N.R. [19]

Medline

Doctors

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

175

pregnant women

2006

The study sample was 49% African American, 38% white, and 11% Asian. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 15%. Women with depressive symptoms had significantly lower health-related quality of life scores in all domains except physical functioning.

08

Setse R., Grogan R., Pham L., Cooper L.A., Strobino D., Nicholson W.K. [20]

Cinahl

Doctors

Matern. Child Health J.

200 women receiving

prenatal care

2009

The proportion of women with depressive symptoms was 15%, 14%, and 30% in the first, second and third trimesters, respectively, and 9% after delivery. Women who became depressed had scores lower in the second and third trimesters.

09

Gomes M.R.A., Araújo R.C., Lima A.S., Pitangui A.C.R. [21]

Scielo

Physiotherapists

Rev Dor

21pregnant women betweenthe 1st and3rd quarter gestational

2013

Analyzed 95.23% of pregnant women reported low back pain during pregnancy, and 71.43% had it prior to pregnancy. The most pregnant women, 57.14% reported feeling pain lasting longer than 60 minutes. The combination of painwith lumbar posterior pelvic pain was observed in 66.65% of pregnant women, and 28.58% were only low back pain.

10

Purim K.S.M., Avelar M.F.S. [22]

Scielo

Doctors

Rev Bras Ginecol Obstret

109postpartum women

2012

Predominant white women, youth and housewives. The majority (80%) remained exposed to the sun for 1-2 hours per day and, of these, 72% did not apply sunscreen claiming lack of habit. Information during the pre-natal about the risks of sun exposure was reported by 34% of postpartum women. There was a trend toward a significant association between prenatal guidance and daily use of sunscreen. About 20% of postpartum women had melasma. The mean score of MELASQoL-PB (25) showed negative impact on quality of life of these patients.

11

Ferreira D.Q., Nakamura M.U., Souza E., Mariani Neto C., Ribeiro M.C., Santana T.G.M., Abdo C.H.N. [23]

Scielo

Doctors

Rev Bras

Ginecol Obstret

51pregnant women

2012

Most women (64.8%) achieved the QS-F “excellent” and 58.8% rated their quality of life as “good”. Indicated that they were satisfied with the sex lives 35.3%, and 15.7% were very satisfied.