nurses’ viewpoint about the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care on the mother and infant attachment
Abstract Aim: The aim of investigation was to determine nurses’ viewpoint about the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care on the attachment between mother and infant.
Methods: A descriptive study was carried out with the staff (23 nurses) of an NICU of a University Hospital in Iran. Data were collected through self-report method (Avant Maternal Attachment Behavior Scale) and analyzed by use of SPSS.
Findings: The majority of the participants had positive viewpoint on the subject of study. The affectionate behavioral subscale had the most effect on the mother-infant attachment, while the item “holding without skin contact” of proximity maintaining subscale was looked at as the most disagree and strongly disagree item (68.2%) of the attachment scale.
Conclusion: According to the nurses’ viewpoints, mother-infant attachment behavior are strengthened by applying the Kangaroo Mother Care. Furthermore, the benefits of this type of care are mentioned.
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Assess the attitude of nurses. It is suggested to explore the feasibility, obstacles and solutions to the application of KMC for under ventilated preterm infants in the next study.. The impact of KMC could also be of worth to evaluate the attachment between the father and the infant in our culture. On account of knowing little about the long-term outcomes of KMC/ it is also recommended to perform a research about the outcomes mended to perform a research about the outcomes of KMC base on the different context or culture.
Conclusion
The result of this study confirms that the nurses had a strong positive viewpoint on the use of KMC in NICU. All of them mentioned that mothers and infants have taken benefits of KMC since it has been applied in the NICU in Iran. Interestingly, the affection behavioral subscale was the important aspect which affects the attachment. Nurses believed that this method of caring supports developmental care, and improves the attachment between mother and infant.
Acknowledgment
With thanks to the cooperation of research bureau of Tabriz University of Medical Science and Al-Zahra Hospital. The authors would like to thank the nurses who participated in this study.