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Received: 9 Feb, 2016 Accepted: 22 Apr, 2016 Abstract: Background & aim: In the postpartum period, Mothers encounter with new responsibility stressors such as breastfeeding and depression that can be associated with other complications. Based on such factors this study was designed to clarify the stressors in the first and second months of postpartum in primiparous and multiparouse. Materials & methods: This descriptive comparative study was conducted on 400 primiparous and multiparous mothers referring to Mashhad health care centers in 1390. They were selected by multistage sampling method. Data collection was done by a questionnaire based on Hung and Helen. Postpartum stressors were modified with maximum 910 for nulliparous women and 940 for multiparous in the first and second month after delivery. The questionnaires were completed when they were referring to the health care centers. The data were analyzed by using descriptive and analytic statistics. Results: Mean deviation scores stress rates in nulliparous women were 242.5 ± 157 and 228.7 ± 179.8 in the first and second months, respectively. They were 223.8 ± 135.7 and 208.9 ± 163.5, in the first and second months of multiparous women, respectively. Comparison of stress intensity in the first and second month in two groups showed that nulliparous women had higher scores on the two times separately. On both months, the first baby shower stress for primiparous and lower back pain stress for multiparous mothers had got the highest score. Conclusion: According to the different stressors among both groups of nulliparous and multiparous women, their educational needs are totally different.

Keywords: Stress, Postpartum Period, Nulliparous, Primiparous, Multiparous, Stressor, Baby Shower, Back Pain

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