Entsar Hachim Muhammad
Department of Medical Laboratory Technics, AL Noor University College, Nineveh, Iraq
Mohammed Abdulkreem Salim
Department of Nursing /Al-Manara College for Medical Sciences/ (Maysan)/Iraq
Ali Abdulhussain Fadhil
College of Medical Technology/ Medical Lab techniques, Al-Farahidi University/Iraq
Tawfeeq Alghazali
College of Media, department of journalism/ The Islamic University in Najaf, Najaf, Iraq
Mazin abdullateef alzubaidi
Department of anesthesia, Al-Mustaqbal University, Babylon, Iraq
Israa Abed Jawad
Department of Education/ Al-Nisour University College/ Baghdad/Iraq
Riyadh mohammed Mohsin
Department of Nursing /Mazaya university college Iraq
Nathera Hussin Alwan
Department of Nursing, Al-Zahrawi University College, Karbala, Iraq
Zahraa F. Hassan
College of Dentistry, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar, Iraq
Abstract:
Postpartum depression has been indicated as the most prevalent factor that impacts women’s quality of life and behavioral conduct in Iraq. The effect of PPD is negative to mood swings, decreased productivity, loss of interest to perform different activities, and effects on behavior. As a result, exhaustion, frustration, and irritation are instilled among Iraqi women. The study entailed 350 mothers aged 1-24 weeks postpartum from different health centers in Iraq recruited through random purposive sampling. A quantitative research design has been used to conduct this study. After screening the incomplete or unclear responses, the finalized questionnaires were 303 that were later analyzed through SPSS and Amos. There has been a significant impact of PPD on quality of life and self-regulatory behaviors. This study adds greater theoretical significance to the growing body of literature regarding maternal issues and depression, which are also relevant to psychology. The practical insights are also obvious, which can contribute to women knowing the factors that affect their life quality and behaviors after childbirth so that they can take relative measures to minimize the negative impacts that affect their productivity, behaviors, and moods.
Keywords:Quality of life, postpartum depression, Self-regulatory behaviors