Productivity cost due to postpartum ill health: A cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka.
Nuwan Darshana WickramasingheJennifer HortonIshani DarshikaKaushila Dinithi GalgamuwaWasantha Pradeep RanasingheThilini Chanchala AgampodiSuneth Buddhika AgampodiPublished in: PloS one (2017)
The prevalence of self-reported postpartum ill health, associated productivity loss and cost were high in the study sample and the main contributors were preventable conditions including pain and infection. Thus, effective pain management and proper infection prevention and control measures are important in reducing the burden of postpartum illness and resultant productivity cost.