Maternal Kangaroo care education program in the neonatal intensive care unit improved mothers' perceptions, knowledge, perceived barriers and stress relates to premature infant

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2023

Abstract

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of the maternal kangaroo care education programme over 1 month and 3 months on the mother's perception, knowledge, perceived barriers and stress. Design: A quasi-experimental and longitudinal study was conducted among mothers with premature infants. Methods: Forty-eight mother-infant dyads were enrolled per arm in the control and experimental groups. The control group received standard routine care, while the experimental group received a maternal kangaroo care education program. Data were collected through self-administered Kangaroo Care Questionnaires. Chi-square, the general linear model and repeated measures ANOVA were used to analyse data. Results: The demographics are a majority of Malay mothers with multipara, a caesarean delivery with prematurity. At 3 months post-intervention, the experimental group reported a significant reduction in stress, a positive perception and good knowledge towards kangaroo care implementation. The mothers' perceived barriers towards kangaroo care significantly decreased after 3 months in the experimental group.

Keywords

Educational program, Kangaroo care, Knowledge, Neonatal intensive care unit, Perceived barriers, Perceptions, Premature infant, Stress

Publication Title

Nursing Open

Divisions

fac_med

Funders

University of Malaya Medical Center

Volume

10

Issue

1

Publisher

Wiley

Publisher Location

111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA

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