Postpartum fatigue, baby-care activities, and maternal–infant attachment of vaginal and cesarean births following rooming-in
This study compares women's postpartum fatigue, baby-care activities, and maternal–infant attachment following vaginal and cesarean births in rooming-in settings. Postpartum women admitted to baby-friendly hospitals are asked to stay with their babies 24hours a day and to breastfeed on demand r...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Applied nursing research 2015-05, Vol.28 (2), p.116-120 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This study compares women's postpartum fatigue, baby-care activities, and maternal–infant attachment following vaginal and cesarean births in rooming-in settings.
Postpartum women admitted to baby-friendly hospitals are asked to stay with their babies 24hours a day and to breastfeed on demand regardless of the type of childbirth.
The study used a descriptive cross-sectional study design. A total of 120 postpartum women were recruited from two accredited baby-friendly hospitals in southern Taiwan. Three structured questionnaires were used to collect data, on which an analysis of covariance was conducted.
Women who experienced a cesarean birth had higher postpartum fatigue scores than women who had given birth vaginally. Higher postpartum fatigue scores were correlated with greater difficulty in baby-care activities, which in turn resulted in weaker maternal–infant attachment as measured in the first 2 to 3days postpartum.
Hospitals should implement rooming-in in a more flexible way by taking women's postpartum fatigue and physical functioning into consideration. |
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ISSN: | 0897-1897 1532-8201 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.apnr.2014.08.002 |