Evaluating Maternal Discharge Readiness in Kangaroo Mother Care

Objective To develop and apply a tool for measuring hospital discharge readiness of mothers practicing continuous kangaroo mother care (KMC) in a tertiary setting. Methods A 22-item questionnaire was adapted from an existing tool. After a pilot (n=20), the survey was administered to 200 mothers in t...

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Published in:Indian pediatrics 2021-10, Vol.58 (10), p.932-935
Main Authors: Gooding, Claire, Lavin, Tina, van Rooyen, Elise, Bergh, Anne-Marie, Preen, David B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mothers
Patient Discharge
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Research Paper
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Objective To develop and apply a tool for measuring hospital discharge readiness of mothers practicing continuous kangaroo mother care (KMC) in a tertiary setting. Methods A 22-item questionnaire was adapted from an existing tool. After a pilot (n=20), the survey was administered to 200 mothers in the KMC unit, Kalafong Hospital, South Africa from 20172018. Two items which asked participants how confident and ready they felt overall were used to categorize women as ‘ready’ or ‘less ready’ for discharge. Results Most women ( n =168, 88.0%) were categorized as ready for discharge. The mean (SD) score for all 22 questions was 9.4 (0.7). Women categorized as ‘less ready’ scored lower overall (mean difference: 1.3) and within all four questionnaire categories compared to women who were discharge ready ( P
ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559
0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-021-2324-1