Attachment, Depression, Postpartum, Maternal Behavior
Conditions
Keywords
Primiparous mother, Baby massage, Postpartum depression, Maternal attachment
Brief summary
This study was conducted to determine the effect of baby massage on postpartum depression and maternal attachment in the postpartum period.
Detailed description
The transition to motherhood is one of the life stages that brings about stress and change. Primiparous mothers, who will experience motherhood for the first time due to anxiety about the unknown, may experience more stress and their communication with their babies may deteriorate. In this process, the mother's seeing, touching and interacting with her baby positively affects her perception of her baby. The easiest and most natural way to do this is baby massage. Touching and massaging the baby maintains the baby's body contact, which strengthens the baby's sense of trust and supports the mother's development of attachment behavior. It also reduces mothers' levels of stress hormones such as cortisol and relieves depressive symptoms.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBaby Massage
Baby massage training (30 minutes) was given to primiparous mothers before they were discharged from the hospital. Baby massage training consists of sections that explain the importance of massage, preparation for massage, stages of baby massage and situations that need attention. Primiparous mothers were told to do this massage to their babies in the postpartum period. Baby massage video CD, brochure and baby oil were given to primiparous mothers for an effective baby massage.
Sponsors
TC Erciyes University
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
19 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Primiparous, * Cesarean section, * Having a single baby, * Between the ages of 19-35, * Literate * Effective communication.
Exclusion criteria
* Having a premature baby, * Mother and baby have a disease that prevents massage, * Loss of vision and hearing.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postpartum depression | Postpartum 42nd day | The Edinburgh postpartum depression scale (EPDS) was used to determine the level of postpartum depression. EPDS is a 4-point Likert-type scale consisting of 10 questions and is scored between 0-3. The total score of the scale is obtained by summing the item scores. People with a score above 12 points are considered a risk group. The lowest score is 0 and the highest score is 30. Primiparous mothers answered before training (pretest) and postpartum 42nd day (posttest). |
| Maternal attachment | Postpartum 42nd day | The level of maternal attachment was assessed using the The Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI). The inventory consists of 26 Likert type items. Each item is scored between 1 and 4. Therefore, the minimum score of the inventory is 26 and the maximum score is 104. A high score indicates high attachment to the mother. Primiparous mothers answered on postpartum 42nd day (posttest). |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactAyla KORKMAZ, asst. prof.
Outcome results
None listed