Postpartum Functioning in Mothers With Multiple Sclerosis
Increased family demands during the postpartum period together with having to cope with symptoms and curtailed everyday functioning associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) suggest the need for additional support for mothers with MS throughout the first postpartum year. This study investigated factors (MS duration, MS relapse, symptoms, social support) that affect functional performance of 172 mothers with MS during the second 6-month postpartum period. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and path analysis. Findings indicated a good fit of the path models to the data at 9 and 12 months. Significant effects at both 9 and 12 months included positive relationships between duration of MS and symptoms and between social support and functional performance. Significant negative relationships were observed between symptoms and both social support and functional performance. Social support mediated the relationship between symptoms and functional performance. Findings suggest the importance of continued ...
To the Editor.—I regret that paragraphs in my article, “What is the role of a Grandmother in a Malawian society and how can we as health care workers support her?,”1 published in the September, 2007, issue of the Malawi Medical Journal, were taken from another source without proper attribution. I should have cited the following article as the original source of the information: ::: ::: Judi Aubel. Grandmothers Promote Maternal and Child Health: the Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems' Managers, published in Feb. 2006.World Bank newsletter, IK Notes. ::: ::: I regret any problems my article1 may have caused and I retract it from the literature. ::: ::: ::: Solomon Jonasi ::: ::: College of Medicine ::: ::: Malawi