An analysis of the relationship between insomnia-fatigue levels of the mothers and their depression and maternal attachment status

The study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the insomnia-fatigue levels of the mothers with infants and their depression and maternal attachment status. The universe of this descriptive study consisted of the mothers with infants who applied to a state hospital in the north of Turkey with the mothers admitted to the pediatric polyclinic. The sample comprised 194 mothers who were selected by a simple random sampling method and who agreed to participate in the study. In the G power analysis, the sample calculation was performed based on the relationship between two means. As a result of the analysis, the sample was calculated as 178 people. This number was increased to 194 to improve the power of the research. As data collection tools, a Mother Introductory Information Form for descriptive features, Brief Fatigue Form, Sleep Status Rating Scale for Mothers, Beck Depression Scale and Maternal Attachment Scale were used. In the statistical analysis, arithmetic means, standard deviations and percentages were used for descriptive variables. Spearman correlation analysis was used to examine the relationships between the quantitative variables. The average age of the mothers was found as 29.28±5.52 and 52.7% of them were primary school graduates. 86.1% had planned pregnancy and 64.9% had a cesarean section. 68.7% of the mothers stated that they could take their baby on their laps more than one hour and 45.6% were breastfeeding them. It was determined that the mean fatigue scores of the mothers were 4.33±2.56, the mean insomnia score was 4.23±1.24, the Beck depression score was 14.01±11.06 and the maternal attachment score was 99.22±6.74. In our study, there was a significant weak relationship in the positive direction between maternal fatigue and insomnia levels and depression status (p 0.05). It was determined that there was a weak correlation in the positive direction between the fatigue-insomnia levels and the depression status of the mothers. In the light of these results, by identifying the factors that cause fatigue and insomnia, it could be suggested to prevent the maternal depression and to strengthen maternal attachment of the mothers with infants aged 2-6 months through social support provided by health professionals. [Med-Science 2018; 7(4.000): 728-32

Characteristics of the immigrant newborns and analysis of short-term results: An example of Giresun

With this study, it was aimed to evaluate the characteristics of the immigrant and Turkish newborns who were born in our hospital and monitored in the neonatal control unit and to analyze the results. The retrospective and descriptive study included Turkish and immigrant newborns who were born in the Department Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics of Giresun University Training and Research Hospital between January 2019 and December 2019 and were followed up in the neonatal monitoring unit. A total of 319 babies, 211 of whom were Turkish and 108 were immigrants, were included in the study. While 36% of Turkish newborns were born by a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery, this rate is 66.7% in the immigrant babies (p0.05).No significant difference was found between birth weight, height, head circumference, gestational week and cord blood gas values of the Turkish and immigrant newborns (p>0.05).Antenatal follow-up rates in the immigrant mothers (51.9%) were significantly lower (p [Med-Science 2020; 9(3.000): 754-9

The Effect of Individualized Developmental Care Practices in Preterm Infants

Background: Preterm infants are vulnerable humans requiring much care and attention. They may be exposed to irregular noise, light, and odor in the neonatal intensive care unit for a period of several weeks or months. This study was carried out to determine the effect of individualized developmental care on physiological parameters, growth, and transition to oral feeding in preterm infants. Methods: The study was a randomized controlled trial. The sample comprised premature infants meeting the inclusion criteria. They were randomly assigned to four groups: the maternal voice group, the breast milk odor (BMO) group, the incubator cover (IC) group, and the control group. Results: No statistically significant difference was found between the groups in terms of weight, height, and head circumference at time of discharge. Mean SO2 values were statistically higher in the IC group than the other groups; however, the heart rate and respiratory rate were not statistically different in a significant sense between the groups. The briefest duration of transition to total oral feeding was seen in the BMO group. Conclusion: Individualized developmental care practices based on the results of these interventions are likely to support the care of preterm infants. Breast milk odor may ease the transition to breastfeeding

Opinions of nurses working in NICU about family centered care

The approach of family-centered care has benefits like maintaining the bonds between child and family, allowing family to involve in childs care, and minimizing the negative effects of hospitalization on child and family. This descriptive study was conducted for the purpose of determining the views of nurses working in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) about family-centered care. The population of the study consisted of 53 nurses working in NICU of four hospitals between 1 April and 30 June 2015. In the study, Introductory Information Form and Parent Participation Attitude Scale (PPAS) were used as the data collection tools. The obtained data were analyzed by using the SPSS 20.0 packaged software. In the study, it was determined that 75.4% of the nurses had knowledge about family-centered care, 52.8% paid attention to applying family-centered care, and 60% of the nurses who neglected family-centered care stated that excessive work load posed an obstacle in applying family-centered care. PPAS mean score of the nurses was determined as 84.30±5.56. There was a statistically significant difference between the educational level of nurses, status of having knowledge about family-centered care and PPAS scores (p [Med-Science 2018; 7(1.000): 93-96