Experiences of First-Time Mothers With Persistent Pelvic Girdle Pain After Childbirth: Descriptive Qualitative Study | Zendy

Francesca Wuytack | Zendy; Elizabeth Curtis | Zendy; Cecily Begley | Zendy

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Experiences of First-Time Mothers With Persistent Pelvic Girdle Pain After Childbirth: Descriptive Qualitative Study

Author(s) -

Francesca Wuytack,

Elizabeth Curtis,

Cecily Begley

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20150088

Subject(s) - feeling , qualitative research , thematic analysis , childbirth , medicine , coping (psychology) , worry , mood , pregnancy , psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , anxiety , social science , sociology , biology , genetics

Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is common during pregnancy and negatively affects women's lives. When PGP persists after the birth, the way it affects women's lives may change, particularly for first-time mothers as they adjust to motherhood, yet the experiences of women with persistent PGP remain largely unexplored.

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