effect of aromatherapy treatment on fatigue and relaxation for mothers during the early puerperal period in Japan: a pilot study

ABSTRACT

Background: Early in the postpartum period, mothers are often nervous and tired from the delivery, breast-feeding and caring for a new-born. The aim of this study was to evaluate the process and outcome of using aromatherapy treatments to increase relaxation and decrease fatigue for mothers during the first to the seventh day of the postpartum period