Effects of Early Contact on Maternal Infant Attachment.
10.4069/kjwhn.2010.16.2.177
- Author:
Mi Hae SUNG
1
;
Myung Ran CHOI
;
Ok Bong UM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea. nursmh@inje.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Attachment;
Contact
- MeSH:
Humans;
Hypogonadism;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Mitochondrial Diseases;
Mothers;
Nurseries;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2010;16(2):177-185
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of early contact between mothers and infants on attachment behaviors. METHODS: The participants were purposely allocated to an experimental group (n=20) and a control group (n=20). For the experimental group, early contact between mothers and newborns took place for 10 minutes. Mother-infant attachment was assessed in the nursery. Data analysis was done using frequency, percentage, chi2 test, mean, standard deviation, and t-test with the SPSS/WIN program. RESULTS: The experimental group practicing early mother-infant contact, showed a higher degree of identifying behaviors (p<.05), modalities of interaction (p<.05), and caretaking behaviors (p<.05) than the control group. CONCLUSION: The early mother-infant contact at 2 hours post-delivery had positive effects on mother-infant attachment. Therefore an early contact can be recommended for all mothers-to-be as a way of improving mother-infant relationships.
