Kontakt 2019, 21(2):164-171 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.016

The quality of life of women in puerperium - the introduction of the Mother-Generated Index (MGI) questionnaireNursing - Review article

Eva Hendrych Lorenzová1,2,*, Sylva Bártlová1, Kateřina Ratislavová2
1 University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute of Nursing, Midwifery, and Emergency Care, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
2 University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Health Care Studies, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Pilsen, Czech Republic

The period of puerperium is a critical and transformational period in the life of every woman, newborn and new family on a physical, psychological and social level. Study design: Descriptive review study. Goal: The goal of this article is to present the Mother-Generated Index questionnaire, which could be used in the community practice of midwives while nursing women in puerperium.

Methods: We used a content document analysis. The documents were searched for in scientific databases, such as EBSCOhost, Science Direct, Pro Quest, Nursing Ovid, Google Scholar, PubMed or Scopus. The search and the processing of available studies were carried out from February to April 2018. The final selection included eight studies that met the criteria.

Conclusions: The Mother-Generated Index questionnaire resulted as a valid tool which described the subjectively perceived quality of life of women in puerperium and used mixed sets of methods. It is possible to use it in a trans-cultural environment as well. The questionnaire was translated into Czech in 2014, but the research results of its use in women in puerperium are waiting to be published.

Keywords: Midwifery; Midwifery Community Care; Mother-Generated Index; Motherhood; Quality of life after childbirth

Received: June 25, 2018; Accepted: January 28, 2019; Prepublished online: April 18, 2019; Published: June 17, 2019  Show citation

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Hendrych Lorenzová E, Bártlová S, Ratislavová K. The quality of life of women in puerperium - the introduction of the Mother-Generated Index (MGI) questionnaire. Kontakt. 2019;21(2):164-171. doi: 10.32725/kont.2019.016.
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