Maternal attachment behaviors at first neonatal visit in a hospital affiliated to Shaheed Beheshti Medical University

ABSTRACT

Emotional needs are critical in children, which must be met from early hours of life. This descriptive study was conducted to assess maternal attachment behaviors at first neonatal visit. Subjects were 66 mothers at Mahdiyeh hospital. Data were collected by an observational checklist, an information form and video tapes. Content validity and interrater reliability were used to validate the tools and make them reliable. Breastfeeding was the most frequent caring behavior [49.2%]. Hugging was mostly seen [22.9%] in adjacency behaviors. In emotional behaviors, eye to eye contact was most frequent. With respect to the results, nurses and other health care workers can play an important role in the establishment of mother- infant relation