Fatigue. Other specified neurotic disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In intervention group, kangaroo mother care will be performed for 60 minutes in a manner of which the mother, wearing sleeveless, front open gown, will sit on a chair in a comfortable
then the investigator places the infant, who has been removed from the incubator, under the gown at the mother’s cleavage in an upright, chest to chest position.To keep the infant's airway open, their
In intervention group, kangaroo mother care will be performed for 60 minutes in a manner of which the mother, wearing sleeveless, front open gown, will sit on a chair in a comfortable position with a
In the control group there is no intervention and the control group will receive routine care.
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for Research Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: primiparous mothers; mothers with the minimum age of 20 and maximums age of 35 years old; mothers with minimum literacy; mothers who their premature infants are hospitalized in NICU and those who breastfeed; the infants who are hospitalized for at least one week; infants must have the gestational age of 28- 34 weeks; single infant; infants without the use of mechanical ventilation and Birth weight>1200 gr and<2000 gr. exclusion criteria: incurable mother's diseases (physically or mentally); infants with anomaly; unwillingness of mothers to participate in the trial.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue. Timepoint: Pre and post intervention (before the intervention and one week after the intervention). Method of measurement: Visual analoge scale (VAS-F). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression. Timepoint: Pre and post intervention (before intervention and one week after intervention). Method of measurement: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMaryam Khajouei
Faculty of Razi Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed