Participant’s characteristics

n

%

Fatigue

Relaxation

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Puerperal days*

F = 5.7***

F = 4.0**

day 1 of postparturition

29

11.6

6.3

±

3.9

26.3

±

7.9

day 2 of postparturition

67

26.7

6.6

±

5.7

25.0

±

7.7

day 3 of postparturition

66

26.3

8.6

±

6.5

20.0

±

9.2

day 4 of postparturition

59

23.5

10.7

±

8.9

23.5

±

7.9

day 5 of postparturition

12

4.8

12.9

±

7.2

21.8

±

9.6

day 6 of postparturition

11

4.4

13.4

±

12.5

24.1

±

10.0

day 7 of postparturition

7

2.8

17.9

±

5.6

14.7

±

9.4

Birth experience

t = 1.6

t = 2.5*

primipara

151

9.6

±

7.3

21.9

±

8.4

multipara (2 - 4 times)

100

8.1

±

7.6

24.7

±

9.0

Previous disease

t = 2.2*

t = 0.1

yes

23

9.2

13.4

±

10.6

23.2

±

7.3

no

228

90.8

8.5

±

6.9

23.0

±

8.9