A cross sectional study was undertaken aiming at exploring women’s postpartum health problems. Participants included all pregnant women who used private obstetric clinics affiliated with
18 private hospitals in 2 regions in Lebanon, Mount Lebanon and the South, during the period from December 2007 to December 2008. The eligibility criteria included: being Lebanese, speaking/ understanding Arabic, being in their second or third trimester of pregnancy and planning to give birth in Lebnaon.