Increasing the Resilience of Mothers With Preterm Infant: The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care

Having a preterm infant is a stressful experience for parents, especially for mothers. This study was conducted to identify the effect of kangaroo mother care on the resilience of mothers with preterm infant hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. In this randomized controlled trial study, 60...

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Published in:Journal of family & reproductive health 2024-03, Vol.18 (1), p.60-66
Main Authors: Abasalizadeh, Maryam, Kazemi, Farideh, Aghababaei, Soodabeh, Basiri, Behnaz, Soltani, Farzaneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Infant
Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
Mothers
Original
Premature
Psychological
Resilience
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Summary:Having a preterm infant is a stressful experience for parents, especially for mothers. This study was conducted to identify the effect of kangaroo mother care on the resilience of mothers with preterm infant hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. In this randomized controlled trial study, 60 mothers with preterm infant hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit were randomly selected and allocated to intervention and control groups (30 per group), in Fatemiyeh Hospital, Hamadan, Iran. Data collection tool included demographic information and Conner & Davidson Resilience Questionnaire (CD-RISC), which were completed by mothers before and after the intervention. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as an intervention was run in at least one hour daily for a week in the intervention group. The mother-infant pairs in the control group only received conventional method of care (CMC). There was a significant increase in the total resilience score of the mothers in the KMC group (from 58.87±14.71 to 69.67±14.50) after intervention (P
ISSN:1735-8949
1735-9392
DOI:10.18502/jfrh.v18i1.15440