Comparison of the Quality of Life, Life Style andHappiness of Mothers in the First Experience ofDelivery in Four Stages of Life

Introduction: Childbirth is considered as the most significant event of a women’s life anda transitional time, a potentially stressful one during which a woman needs to face boththe new maternal role and changes in her body. The aim of this study was to evaluate andcompare the three indicators of quality of life, lifestyle and happiness of Iranian mothersexperiencing their first childbirth at different ages.Methods: Statistical population of this study were all women with first delivery in four agegroups: below 20 years, between 20 and 30 years, 30 to 40 years and above 40 years thatwere selected from Arash, Saarem and Mahdieh Tehran hospitals. Four questionnaires: i)demographic questionnaire, ii) the oxford happiness inventory (OHI), iii) miller lifestylequestionnaire, iv) quality of life questionnaire were used to collect the data. Spss softwareand MANOVA test was used to analysis the data.Results: There is a significant difference between the happiness of women in four groupsF (3,116) = 11.014, P < 0.01). The happiness of women with age under 20 was lowerthan women in other age groups. A distinct difference is available between four age groupfor lifestyle scores, as calculated F was meaningful (F (3,115) = 19.654, P < 0.01). Theaverage lifestyle for women under 20 years is higher than other age. A significant differencebetween the quality of life of women in four groups. Since calculated F (F (3,116) =17.050, P < 0.01). The average quality of life for under 20 years was lower than those ofthree other group.Conclusions: The happiness and satisfaction of life of each individual is directly in relationwith people’s attitudes to life. Having children at a younger age may have influencedwomen in terms of education, employment opportunities, income and wealth in the shortterm and the long term. Therefore, young mother would experience more poor state andless happiness which is also confirmed by obtained data in this study