Effects of intermittent kangaroo care on maternal attachment, postpartum depression of mothers with preterm infants

Autor: Burcu Erduran, Şengül Yaman Sözbir
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. :1-10
ISSN: 1469-672X
0264-6838
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2035703
Popis: Purpose To reveal the effect of intermittent kangaroo care on maternal attachment, postpartum depression of mothers with preterm infants. Methods The study was conducted as a single centre randomised controlled study with sixty mothers whose newborns were hospitalised in the NICU due to prematurity. The data were collected by the questionnaire form, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI). 'Intermittent kangaroo care' was applied for 30 minutes once a day for 10 days to the experimental group. Women were completed the EPDS and the MAI in postpartum 30-40th days. Results The median of the total score of EPDS in the experimental group was 7, and in the control group was 9 (p > 0.05). The median of the total score of MAI in the experimental group was 99, and in the control group was 97 (p
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