Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: March | Volume: 12 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 69-73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220310
Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic and Quality of Life in Women Immediately after Childbirth: Observational Study
Revathi. S1, Sukriti Rijal2, Vijaya Krishna Kumar3
1Associate Professor, 2BPT Intern, 3Principal, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College & Hospital, Department of Physiotherapy, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. Bengaluru, Karnataka
Corresponding Author: Revathi. S
ABSTRACT
Background: The pandemic has burst due to novel corona virus which is ruled out from Wuhan city, China. Therefore, it provided a chance to investigate about impacts of Covid-19 pandemic in women immediately after childbirth & quality of life that has settled to many people lifestyle especially in obstetrics.
Aim: To investigate about impacts of Covid-19 pandemic and quality of life in women immediately after childbirth.
Study Design: Observational study
Method: 100 sample sizes were taken between the age of 18-39 years based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. This survey is collected in standard demographic data and included questions that addresses topics such as quality of life, Covid-19 exposures, worries & lifestyle changes by using WHOQOL-BREF scale.
Result: The aim of the study was to find out the impacts of covid-19 pandemic on quality of life in women immediately after child birth. The significance level was set to p<0.05. There was a significant impact of Covid-19 pandemic on quality of life in women immediately after childbirth.
Conclusion: Centered on the result of the current study it is concluded that there was a significant impact of COVID-19 pandemic on quality of life in women immediately after childbirth because all the test shows p<0.05.
Key words: Covid-19, Childbirth, Quality of Life, Pandemic.