The Postpartum period marks a momentous event in
the life of any woman, especially for the woman who has
given birth for the first timer,1 because it involves tremendous
social role, physiologic, psychological, and physical adjustment.
2 Postpartum health care, which is normally offered
within the 6-week period after delivery, is essential to the
mother’s and infant’s health and well-being. Nevertheless,
unlike the attention given in pregnancy and birth, women and
their newborns’ health during the postpartum period have not
received equal focus