The Relationship between Early Neo-maternal Exposure, and Maternal Attachment, Maternal Self-esteem and Postpartum Depression in the Mothers of NICU Infants / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 798-809, 2005.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-228288
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was performed to investigate the quantities of three neo-maternal exposures; visiting frequency, auditory contact and physical contact, and to examine the relationship between the quantities of each exposure and maternal attachment, maternal self-esteem and postpartum depression in 40 mothers of NICU babies during the first week in the NICU.METHOD:
Each neo-maternal exposure was counted at every mother's visit to the newborn and maternal attachment, maternal self-esteem and postpartum depression were measured using the maternal attachment inventory, the maternal self-report inventory and Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) on the first and seventh day in the NICU.RESULT:
The Mean of each neo-maternal exposure was 8.77(2.81) for the visiting frequency, 5.82(3.66) for the auditory contact and 5.60(2.89) for the physical contact during 7 days in the NICU. No significant changes were found in the scores of maternal attachment, maternal self-esteem and postpartum depression between the first and the seventh day in the NICU. The quantities of neo-maternal exposures were positively related to the scores of maternal attachment and maternal self-esteem but not related to postpartum depression.CONCLUSION:
The results of the study suggest the lack of early neo-maternal exposure in cases of NICU hospitalization negate its beneficial effects on maternal psychological well-being in increasing maternal attachment and self-esteem. More efforts are neededfor the neo-maternal interaction and the reevaluation of NICU visitation hours in order to promote maternal-infant interaction.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Self Concept
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Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
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Depression, Postpartum
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Maternal Behavior
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Mother-Child Relations
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Mothers
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Object Attachment
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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