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Effect Of Skin-To-Skin Contact On Parents' Sleep Quality, Mood, Parent-Infant Interaction And Cortisol Concentrations In Neonatal Care Units: Study Protocol Of A Randomised Controlled Trial, Charlotte Angelhoff, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, Charlotte Sahlén Helmer, Emma Olsson, Shefaly Shorey, Anneli Frostell, Evalotte Mörelius

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

INTRODUCTION: Separation after preterm birth is a major stressor for infants and parents. Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is a method of care suitable to use in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to minimise separation between parents and infants. Less separation leads to increased possibilities for parent-infant interaction, provided that the parents' sleep quality is satisfactory. We aimed to evaluate the effect of continuous SSC on sleep quality and mood in parents of preterm infants borndischarge.

METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A randomised intervention study with two arms-intervention versus standard care. Data will be collected from 50 families. Eligible families will be randomly …

Educating Perinatal Nurses To Promote Bonding Techniques And Increase Support Of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Parents, Kandice Perez

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

NICU treatment team members and perinatal nurses must strive to educate parents and promote parent/infant bonding; failure to do so can result in poor emotional well-being of the parent. Supportive behaviors of nursing staff, and the promotion of bonding techniques inside and outside of the NICU setting can provide aid to parents throughout their NICU journey. However, perinatal nurses are often not provided the necessary knowledge and skills to promote parental bonding, emotional support, empowerment, and education to parents whose infants are unexpectedly admitted to the NICU. Purpose: The purpose of this DNP project was to increase perinatal nurses’ knowledge …

The Associations Among Maternal Resiliency, Perceptions Of Touch, And Reports Of Infant Touch, Lisa D'Agostino

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

This research study measures how mothers perceive and use touch with their infants, and its association with maternal resiliency, a measure of coping ability. This is important because the inability to cope causes increased stress, which increases negative perceptions of life events, making it even more difficult to cope. In addition, research has yet to uncover whether resiliency is increased in mothers by the same touch and interactions that have been proven to enhance development, attachment, and resiliency in infants. This study asked participants (mothers of infants < 1 year of age) to complete demographic information and a survey composed of three questionnaires: the Mother-Infant Touch Survey, the Physical Contact Assessment, and the Resilience Scale. Although there were no statistically significant correlations among reported perceptions of touch, mother-infant touch, and maternal resiliency, some findings warrant further investigation. Hispanic mothers scored higher on the Resiliency Scale (RS-14) than Non-Hispanic mothers, and a linear trend was detected between mothers in the < 25 years of age group and higher scores on the RS- 14. These findings may influence future research on the correlations between mother-infant touch and maternal coping ability.

Effectiveness Of A Structured Teaching Program On Bonding Between Mothers With Mental Illness And Their Infants, Jisha Jose Ms, Prasanthi Nattala, Geetha Desai

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Introduction: Mothers with mental illness have been described to display impaired bonding towards their infants. Objectives: This study assessed the bonding between mothers with mental illness and their infants and evaluated the effectiveness of a Structured Teaching Program on Mother-Infant Bonding to improve the bonding between mothers with mental illness and their infants. Methods: The study was carried out among mothers with mental illness admitted to a referral hospital. A one group pre-test post-test design was adopted. Twenty-five mothers who consented for the study were recruited through purposive sampling technique. The Structured Teaching Program (STP) was provided for 30 minutes …