Effect of phased transitional care on the growth of low birth weight premature infant and parenting stress in premature mother / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the practice effect of phased transitional care on the growth of low birth weight premature infant and parenting stress in premature mother.Methods:A total of 82 low birth weight premature infant and its mother were randomly assigned to intervention group (42 cases) and control group (40 cases), the control group were given routine outpatient care, the intervention group received phased transitional care. The physical development status in premature infants and parenting stress in premature mother were compared at discharge time and 1 month, 3 months and 6 months older.Results:The body weight, body length, head circumference of premature infant were (7 179.92±477.69) g, (64.74±6.23) cm, (42.80±5.78) cm in the intervention group, which were significantly increased compared to (6 889.43±354.46) g, (61.26±5.06) cm, (39.60±5.54) cm in the control group at 6 months after discharge, the differences were statically significant ( t values were 3.063, 2.728, 2.515, P<0.05). The total stress scale in the intervention group at 1month, 3monts, 6 months after discharge were (76.73±8.51), (68.36±6.28), (67.39±5.09) points, which were significantly decreased compared to (81.10±8.95), (77.71±6.35), (75.75±5.59) pionts in the control group, the differences was statically significant ( t values were 2.225, 6.574, 6.948, P<0.05). Conclusion:Phased transitional care can effectively promote the growth and development of low birth weight preterm infants, as well as improve the parenting stress of premature mother.