Investigation on prenatal health education and quality of life of puerperal women

Objective:To explore the quality of life of puerperal women.Methods:555 women were surveyed by MOS SF-36 health questionnaire and self-designed questionnaire of maternal and infant care on the 42nd day after delivery.Results:The general quality of life of puerperal women was good,the dimension levels of social function,physiological function,mental health and somatic pain were high,the dimension levels of role-physical and role-emotional were low.The quality of life of puerperal women depended on their levels of accepting health education,the dimension levels of social function and mental health in standardized education group were lower than those in non-standardized education group(P0.01,P0.05).The incidences of vaginitis and cervical erosion in non-standardized education group were higher than those in standardized education group.Conclusion:The effect factors of quality of life of puerperal women include level of accepting health education,maternal and infant care knowledge and nursing competency in puerperium.