THE RELATİONSHİP BETWEEN THE PARTİCİPATİON OF MOTHERS IN BABY CAREGİVİNG AND POST-TRAUMATİC STRESS DİSORDERS IN THE NEONATAL İNTENSİVE CARE UNİT

The study was carried out to determine the relationship between participation of mothers in baby caregiving neonatal intensive care unit and post-traumatic stress disorders. This cross-sectional conducted Sivas Numune Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit April October 2021. Data were collected with a face-to-face survey method 284 mothers. In study, it determined that mothers; who had high level education, employed, nuclear family structure, breastfeeding, received discharge training higher caregiving. On contrary, housewives, whose gender they did not want, evaluated health status their themselves as moderate, more than one child disorder. As result research, increase mothers' education level, informing them supporting psychologically during this period are recommended.