Evaluation of Domains of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Recovery After Childbirth

Key Points Question Which patient-reported outcome measures have been used to evaluate global and individual domains of postpartum recovery? Findings In this systematic review, 573 studies were included that used 233 patient-reported outcome measures (201 specific to outpatient studies) to assess postpartum recovery. Meaning Patient-reported outcome measure use among studies assessing postpartum recovery is heterogeneous, which highlights the need to psychometrically evaluate the quality of available patient-reported outcome measures to formulate recommendations regarding which instruments to use.