A time–motion analysis of the mothers staying in the neonatal care unit
Context: In addition to various barriers studied for kangaroo mother care (KMC), time opportunities for better implementation of KMC need to be studied. Aim: Time–motion analysis of the mother's daily activities was carried out to identify scope to improve KMC. Settings and Design: This is a 24...
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| author | Vallaree A Morgaonkar Dharti S Patel Dipen V Patel Ajay G Phatak Somashekhar M Nimbalkar |
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| description | Context: In addition to various barriers studied for kangaroo mother care (KMC), time opportunities for better implementation of KMC need to be studied. Aim: Time–motion analysis of the mother's daily activities was carried out to identify scope to improve KMC. Settings and Design: This is a 24-h recall-based questionnaire study. Mothers were interviewed whose newborns were admitted at a tertiary and secondary care neonatal care unit of western India over a period of 9 months from November 2015 to July 2016. Materials and Methods: Mothers were approached when the preterm neonate and mother dyad was eligible for KMC, that is, when mothers were physically healthy and newborns were physiologically stable. A total of 60 mothers were enrolled in the study. Mothers' daily activities were noted, and time spent in each activity was charted for 3 consecutive days. Missed time opportunities which could be used to increase daily KMC hours were studied. Statistical Analysis Used: To compare quantitative variables, two-sample unpaired t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used. Results: The average time of activities which consumed most was 8.24 h for sleep/rest, 3.46 h for meals/snacks, 4.89 h for breastfeeding, and a daily average of only 1.4 h was used for KMC. A quite a significant proportion, that is, 3.89 h, was spent for meeting relatives which could be used for KMC as well without affecting social meetings. Conclusion: Time–motion analysis was helpful to find out weak links in KMC implementation. Providing family-centered environment in terms of implementing KMC during meeting hours with family may augment KMC hours. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df67d05e224445aca1388cf7771e48de2022-12-21T18:39:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632019-01-01831129113310.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_348_18A time–motion analysis of the mothers staying in the neonatal care unitVallaree A MorgaonkarDharti S PatelDipen V PatelAjay G PhatakSomashekhar M NimbalkarContext: In addition to various barriers studied for kangaroo mother care (KMC), time opportunities for better implementation of KMC need to be studied. Aim: Time–motion analysis of the mother's daily activities was carried out to identify scope to improve KMC. Settings and Design: This is a 24-h recall-based questionnaire study. Mothers were interviewed whose newborns were admitted at a tertiary and secondary care neonatal care unit of western India over a period of 9 months from November 2015 to July 2016. Materials and Methods: Mothers were approached when the preterm neonate and mother dyad was eligible for KMC, that is, when mothers were physically healthy and newborns were physiologically stable. A total of 60 mothers were enrolled in the study. Mothers' daily activities were noted, and time spent in each activity was charted for 3 consecutive days. Missed time opportunities which could be used to increase daily KMC hours were studied. Statistical Analysis Used: To compare quantitative variables, two-sample unpaired t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used. Results: The average time of activities which consumed most was 8.24 h for sleep/rest, 3.46 h for meals/snacks, 4.89 h for breastfeeding, and a daily average of only 1.4 h was used for KMC. A quite a significant proportion, that is, 3.89 h, was spent for meeting relatives which could be used for KMC as well without affecting social meetings. Conclusion: Time–motion analysis was helpful to find out weak links in KMC implementation. Providing family-centered environment in terms of implementing KMC during meeting hours with family may augment KMC hours.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=3;spage=1129;epage=1133;aulast=MorgaonkarActivitybreastfeedingfamily-centered carekangaroo mother carenewborn |
| spellingShingle | Vallaree A Morgaonkar Dharti S Patel Dipen V Patel Ajay G Phatak Somashekhar M Nimbalkar A time–motion analysis of the mothers staying in the neonatal care unit Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Activity breastfeeding family-centered care kangaroo mother care newborn |
| title | A time–motion analysis of the mothers staying in the neonatal care unit |
| title_full | A time–motion analysis of the mothers staying in the neonatal care unit |
| title_fullStr | A time–motion analysis of the mothers staying in the neonatal care unit |
| title_full_unstemmed | A time–motion analysis of the mothers staying in the neonatal care unit |
| title_short | A time–motion analysis of the mothers staying in the neonatal care unit |
| title_sort | time motion analysis of the mothers staying in the neonatal care unit |
| topic | Activity breastfeeding family-centered care kangaroo mother care newborn |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=3;spage=1129;epage=1133;aulast=Morgaonkar |
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