International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and factors related to hot flashes and night sweats in postpartum women in Japan

Rumi Ishihara
  • Rumi Ishihara
  • Midwifery Program, Kagawa Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Kagawa, Japan.
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Keiko Nagamine
  • Keiko Nagamine
  • Kansai University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Hyogo, Japan.
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Yoshie Nishikawa
  • Yoshie Nishikawa
  • Tsurugi-Handa Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
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Mari Haku
  • Mari Haku
  • Department of Midwifery, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
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Hirokazu Uemura
  • Hirokazu Uemura
  • Department of Preventive Medicine, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
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Yukie Matsuura
  • Yukie Matsuura
  • Department of Reproductive and Menopausal Medicine, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
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Toshiyuki Yasui
  • Toshiyuki Yasui
  • Department of Reproductive and Menopausal Medicine, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
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  •  Received: 25 July 2019
  •  Accepted: 24 January 2020
  •  Published: 29 February 2020

How to cite this article

APA /
Ishihara, R., Nagamine, K., Nishikawa, Y., Haku, M., Uemura, H., Matsuura, Y., & Yasui, T. (2020). Prevalence and factors related to hot flashes and night sweats in postpartum women in Japan. International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 12(1), 14-21.
Chicago /
Rumi Ishihara, Keiko Nagamine, Yoshie Nishikawa, Mari Haku, Hirokazu Uemura, Yukie Matsuura and Toshiyuki Yasui  . "Prevalence and factors related to hot flashes and night sweats in postpartum women in Japan." International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 12, no. 1 (2020): 14-21.
MLA /
Rumi Ishihara, et al. "Prevalence and factors related to hot flashes and night sweats in postpartum women in Japan." International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 12.1 (2020): 14-21.