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ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of care bundles on the lactation of mothers of preterm infants.MethodsFrom January to June 2015, postpartum women who had preterm deliveries in First Maternity and Infant Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University with the neonates hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit were enrolled in this study. They were randomly divided into intervention group (n=25) receiving bundle care (assist the mothers to determine lactation target; pump/express breastmilk within six hours after birth and keep a lactation diary to record the times and volume of pumped/expressed milk) and control group (n=22) given normal mammary guidance only. The time of the first pumped/expressed milk, the times for pumping/expressing milk a day, the total milk volume per day and rate of breastfeeding were compared between the two groups. Statistical analyses were conducted using two independent samplest-test,Chi-square test and nonparametric test.ResultsThe initial time of pumped/expressed milk of the intervention group was (6.1±3.4) h after delivery, significantly earlier than the control group [(10.7±9.3) h](t=-2.301,P=0.026). The times for pumping/expressing milk per day were significantly more in the intervention group than in the controlgroup on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day after delivery [(4.2±2.2) vs (3.0±1.6); (6.2±1.1) vs (4.7±1.9); and (7.1±1.9) vs (5.9±1.9) times, respectively](t=2.083, 2.564 and 2.194, allP<0.05). From the second postpartum day, the milk volume of the intervention group was more than the control group [M(range) were 10.0(25.0) vs 2.0(5.0) ml] (Z=-2.879,P=0.005); and on the 21st day, the milk volume of the intervention mothers reached 800.0(295.0) ml, still higher than the control group [300.0(155.0) ml](Z=-3.179,P=0.001). The primarily breastfeeding (adding formula milk≤2 times a day) rate in the intervention group was significantly higher than in the control group on the 42nd postpartum day [68% (17/25) vs 41% (9/22),χ2=5.874,P=0.045].ConclusionThe care bundles on lactation can improve the lactation of the mothers of preterm infants.
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Objective To explore the relationship between expected drop and postpartum depression,analysis of influence factors of postpartum depression.Methods Chinese version of Postpartum Support Questionnaire and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale were used to investigate 411 puerpera of 42-56 days postpartum by the convenience sampling method.Results The incidence rate of postpartum depression was 17.03％ (70/411).The correlation coefficient r between the actual situation of postpartum social support and the score of each dimension and the score of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale was 0.157 to 0.247 (P ＜ 0.01).The correlation coefficient r between the postpartum social support expectation drop and the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale score was 0.173 to 0.230 (P ＜ 0.01).Regression analysis showed postpartum depression was related to emotional support,nursing mode,registered permanent residence and gender expectations for baby.Conclusions The positive rate of postpartum depression is still higher.How to reduce the incidence of postpartum depression is still a problem to be solved.According to the characteristics of social support and maternal postpartum to evaluate the importance of targeted social support can reduce the incidence of postpartum depression.
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Objective To examine the impact of cognitive behavior intervention (CBI) on mother-infant interaction in the neonatal department. Methods Low-risk appropriate for gestational age premature infants with gestational age 28-36 weeks, who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in our hospital between August 2007 and May 2008, and their mothers were assigned to intervention group and control group respectively. Intervention group mothers (n = 19)participated in CBI. Control group mothers (n= 19) were asked to read educational materials. Mothers in the intervention group, all received 4 times interventions and 2 h for each time. The CBI process include assessment, plan, implementation and evaluation. Mothers were educated for knowledge about appearance and behavioral characteristics of preterm infants and were guided about how to take care of their babies and participate in nursing care process. Mothers completed measures on mother-infant interaction (Nursing Child Assessment Feeding Scale, NCAFS) in the first follow-up after infant discharge. Results The results showed that the scores of NCAFS and total scores of the mothers in the intervention mother-infant dyads were 46.4 ± 8.5 and 35.8±6.3,higher than in the control group (42.7±5.9 and 33.3 ± 5.6), respectively, but there were no statistic difference between the two groups (t = 1.55 and 1.28, P＞ 0. 05). The scores of "mother's response to distress" were significantly higher in the intervention mother-infant group (12. 2± 1.7) than in the control group (10.7±2.4)(t=2.10,P＜0.05). Conclusions The levels of premature infant-mother interactions are low. CBI can improve mother's response to premature infant's distress. Further study is needed to investigate the effects of CBI in improving mother-infant interaction.