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Occupational therapy in maternal health: Exploring the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning as a potential tool.

Hanna BakerBelinda CuomoCiarn FemiaDaniel LinClaire StobbieBelinda McLeanMegan K Hatfield
Published in: Australian occupational therapy journal (2024)
Findings suggest that a new tool with a holistic perspective of mothers as occupational beings is needed to be able to identify occupational performance issues and the potential need for occupational therapy support. This study identified key experiences of occupational performance for new mothers.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • birth weight
  • human health
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • risk assessment
  • pregnant women
  • climate change
  • weight loss