There is relatively limited number of studies, mainly from high income countries, addressing the full range of postpartum health problems faced by women. The postpartum period remains vastly
under-researched in low and middle income countries The very few studies from Pakistan, Bangladesh and India indicate to a heavy burden of vaginal bleeding, vaginal discharge, low
abdominal pain, fever, perineum pain and excessive weakness. The only study conducted in Lebanon on the prevalence of postpartum depression, reports a proportion of 21.2% of depres- sion and 12.8% of reported urinary tract infections, three to five months postpartum. Despite these limited findings, research in this area reveals the high burden of ill health during the postpartum period.