The Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on attachment of mothers with premature infants
Objective: Attachment is a socio-emotional relationship between the mother and infant that increases the probability of a preterm infant's survival. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on maternal attachments of mothers with premature infants. Study desi...
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| description | Objective: Attachment is a socio-emotional relationship between the mother and infant that increases the probability of a preterm infant's survival. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on maternal attachments of mothers with premature infants. Study design: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 100 mothers of premature infants who were admitted to neonatal intensive care units. A questionnaire comprising demographic information and the Maternal Attachment Scale were used as data collection tools. All data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 25. Significant level is considered P < 0.05. Results: After the intervention, the levels of maternal attachment of mothers in the intervention group were significantly higher than in the control group (47.7 ± 2.9vs. 40.4 ± 5.4, P = 0.003). After the intervention, the infants in the intervention group has a significantly higher number of breastfeeding than the control group (10.6 ± 1.8 vs. 8.2 ± 1.6, P = 0.000). Moreover, the infant of the intervention group had a statistically significant higher weight at discharge time (2164.4 ± 481.1 vs. 1965.2 ± 372, P = 0.042). Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that Kangaroo Mother Care can be used to improve the maternal attachments in mothers with premature infants. It improves the breastfeeding and weight gain status in infants as well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f058ffb0a024160bb8adccd8f486c9d2022-12-22T01:36:17ZengElsevierEuropean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X2590-16132022-08-0115100149The Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on attachment of mothers with premature infantsShahrokh Mehrpisheh0Zahra Doorandish1Roya Farhadi2Mozhgan Ahmadi3Mannaneh Moafi4Forouzan Elyasi5Department of Neonatology,School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Corresponding author.Department of Neonatology,School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranDepartment of Neonatology,School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranDepartment of Neonatology,School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranDepartment of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Neka Branch and Roozbehan Non-Profit University, IranAssociate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranObjective: Attachment is a socio-emotional relationship between the mother and infant that increases the probability of a preterm infant's survival. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on maternal attachments of mothers with premature infants. Study design: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 100 mothers of premature infants who were admitted to neonatal intensive care units. A questionnaire comprising demographic information and the Maternal Attachment Scale were used as data collection tools. All data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 25. Significant level is considered P < 0.05. Results: After the intervention, the levels of maternal attachment of mothers in the intervention group were significantly higher than in the control group (47.7 ± 2.9vs. 40.4 ± 5.4, P = 0.003). After the intervention, the infants in the intervention group has a significantly higher number of breastfeeding than the control group (10.6 ± 1.8 vs. 8.2 ± 1.6, P = 0.000). Moreover, the infant of the intervention group had a statistically significant higher weight at discharge time (2164.4 ± 481.1 vs. 1965.2 ± 372, P = 0.042). Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that Kangaroo Mother Care can be used to improve the maternal attachments in mothers with premature infants. It improves the breastfeeding and weight gain status in infants as well.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590161322000096Premature infantKangaroo-Mother Care MethodMaternal attachment |
| spellingShingle | Shahrokh Mehrpisheh Zahra Doorandish Roya Farhadi Mozhgan Ahmadi Mannaneh Moafi Forouzan Elyasi The Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on attachment of mothers with premature infants European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X Premature infant Kangaroo-Mother Care Method Maternal attachment |
| title | The Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on attachment of mothers with premature infants |
| title_full | The Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on attachment of mothers with premature infants |
| title_fullStr | The Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on attachment of mothers with premature infants |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on attachment of mothers with premature infants |
| title_short | The Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on attachment of mothers with premature infants |
| title_sort | effectiveness of kangaroo mother care kmc on attachment of mothers with premature infants |
| topic | Premature infant Kangaroo-Mother Care Method Maternal attachment |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590161322000096 |
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