A I Eidelman1, N W Hoffmann, M Kaitz. 1. Department of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test the cognitive function of parturients in the days immediately after delivery. METHODS: One hundred postpartum mothers who delivered normal full-term infants were tested on standardized neuropsychological tests--the Wechsler Logical Memory Test and the Wechsler Visual Reproduction Test. Their test results were compared with those of nonpregnant childless women, third-trimester high-risk pregnant women, and fathers of newborns. RESULTS: Postpartum women scored significantly lower than nonpregnant women on both tests on the first postpartum day. The use of intrapartum analgesia mitigated the cognitive deficit. High-risk pregnant women and fathers scored lower than nonpregnant women only on the Logical Memory Test. CONCLUSION: Objective documentation that postpartum women have transient deficits in cognitive function, particularly in memory function, can guide caretakers in the design of care plans for the postpartum lying-in period.
OBJECTIVE: To test the cognitive function of parturients in the days immediately after delivery. METHODS: One hundred postpartum mothers who delivered normal full-term infants were tested on standardized neuropsychological tests--the Wechsler Logical Memory Test and the Wechsler Visual Reproduction Test. Their test results were compared with those of nonpregnant childless women, third-trimester high-risk pregnant women, and fathers of newborns. RESULTS: Postpartum women scored significantly lower than nonpregnant women on both tests on the first postpartum day. The use of intrapartum analgesia mitigated the cognitive deficit. High-risk pregnant women and fathers scored lower than nonpregnant women only on the Logical Memory Test. CONCLUSION: Objective documentation that postpartum women have transient deficits in cognitive function, particularly in memory function, can guide caretakers in the design of care plans for the postpartum lying-in period.
Authors: Md Dilshad Manzar; Mohammed Salahuddin; Peter Sony; Tarekegn Tesfaye Maru; Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal; Adam Moscovitch; Ahmed S Bahammam Journal: Ann Thorac Med Date: 2017 Oct-Dec Impact factor: 2.219