Postpartum Care
Medical & emotional support
Long Term Effect
Postpartum care is vital because it helps to establish the foundation for the mother's and baby's long-term health and well-being. Most maternal and infant deaths occur in the first month after birth. Thus, it is important that mom should seek for help if she felt overwhelmed. If delay the seeking help process, both mother and baby will put in a danger situation. Complications in the postpartum period pose substantial risks to women and can result in significant maternal morbidity and mortality. The postpartum period is pivotal in supporting the long term physical and mental health of mothers and their children
Many unprecedented changes in physiology, mental health, and social lifestyles make it difficult for mothers, especially new mothers, to adapt to this new life journey Postpartum depressed mood (PDM), for example, is fairly prevalent and seriously impacts new mothers' mental health. A lack of parenting self-efficacy (PSE) due to many first-time challenges is another widely discussed issue.
Father's
involvement
If fathers having shared responsibility in childcare, have crucial
predictive effects. Fathers' involvement in childcare refers to fathers
caring for their child's physical needs, playing with their child, and
responding to their child's affection needs.
Research has revealed that active fathers' involvement in childcare is positively related to young children's social–emotional development. Review articles have also shown that fathers' involvement in childcare is beneficial for mothers' postpartum adjustment.