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A Comparative Study of the Effects of Skin Contact and Kangaroo Care on Mother's Anxiety

(2018) A Comparative Study of the Effects of Skin Contact and Kangaroo Care on Mother's Anxiety. Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research. pp. 327-328. ISSN 1735-9066 (Print) 1735-9066 (Linking)

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Official URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30034496

Abstract

Background: The aim of the study was to compare of mother and newborns abdominal contact and Kangaroo skin on mother's anxiety. Materials and Methods: This study is a single-blind randomized control trial in 2015. Questionnaire about Demographic and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was completed for two groups. Results: There was no significant difference in maternal anxiety between kangaroo care and abdominal contact by Mann-Whitney test immediately after birth (Z = -1.33, p = 0.42) and after 2 months (Z = -1.47, p = 0.86). Conclusions: The effect of kangaroo contact on mother's anxiety was similar to abdominal contact and if the kangaroo care is done for a short period of time, it will not change maternal anxiety.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Anxiety; kangaroo care method; skin to skin contact
Page Range: pp. 327-328
Journal or Publication Title: Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
Journal Index: Pubmed
Volume: 23
Number: 4
Identification Number: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR₁₀₀₁₇
ISSN: 1735-9066 (Print) 1735-9066 (Linking)
Depositing User: دکتر محبوبه عبداللهی
URI: http://eprints.thums.ac.ir/id/eprint/634

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