Physical Problems, Fatigue, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Experienced by Women in the First 48 Hours of Postpartum Period.

Women were recruited from one hospital postpartum service in Türkiye using convenience sampling, so the findings may not represent other settings or all postpartum women. The study measured women once during the first 48 hours after birth, so it can show associations but cannot show that any factor caused fatigue, pain, or lower healthy lifestyle scores. Women whose babies were in the neonatal ICU and women with postpartum complications were excluded, so mothers with more acute problems are not represented. Women with diagnosed psychological disorders were excluded, so the results may not apply to women with anxiety, depression, or related conditions. All data were self-reported, and participants could pause the form for breastfeeding or restroom use, which may have influenced how they answered. The healthy lifestyle scale captured habits and routines that may reflect the last trimester, and the study did not follow women into the later postpartum period.

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Do not conclude that partner accompaniment, C-section, breastfeeding challenges, or incomplete areola compression cause more fatigue or pain. This was a one-time survey of postpartum women, so it can only describe associations among factors measured in the first two days after birth.