The Impact of Baby Massage Training on Awareness, Perceived Stress and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy of Mothers with Hospitalized Neonate

Authors

  • Alireza Didarloo Associate Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
  • Leili Rahmatnezhad MSc in Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. Iran.
  • Maryam Iranidokht BSc Student in Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
  • Siamak Sheikhi Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences. Urmia, Iran.
  • Zahra Fakoor Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Abstract:

Background: Despite the positive and remarkable effects of baby massage on both mothers and infants, mothers are less likely to use this health behavior. This study was designed to evaluate the impact of baby massage training on awareness, perceived stress and breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers with hospitalized neonate. Materials and Methods: This study, as a quasi-experimental design, was carried out on 120 mothers with hospitalized neonates (60 in the experimental group, 60 in the control group). Data were collected using a valid and reliable four -part instrument including Social-demographic information, Awareness’s scale about baby massage, Cohen’s Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSS), and the Breastfeeding self-efficacy scale (BSES). Baby massage training was conducted on the intervention group for 3 days by a trained midwife, and changes were compared in two groups using suitable statistical tests three days after educational intervention. Results: Before education, the mean score of awareness, perceived stress, and breastfeeding self-efficacy of intervention group were 6.47±2.23, 33.42±6.85, 131.50±19.34, respectively. After education, the mean scores of the above variables were orderly changed into 8.33±1.28, 27.10±1.85, 145.77±15.80, and these changes were statistically significant (P < 0. 01); while, no statistical significant difference was observed in awareness, perceived stress, and breastfeeding self-efficacy in the control group after the intervention (P > 0.05). In addition, there was a significant difference between groups (p

Upgrade to premium to download articles

Sign up to access the full text

Already have an account?login

similar resources

Relationship of Spiritual Health and Perceived Stress with Breastfeeding Self-efficacy: A Survey on Mothers with Hospitalized Neonates

Introduction: Positive outcomes of breastfeeding on both mothers and neonates health are inevitable. Mother self-efficacy has a constructive role on initiating and continuing breastfeeding, in turn, it is influenced by several factors. The present study aimed to determine some risk factors associated with breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers with hospitalized newborns.Materials and Methods: T...

full text

Breastfeeding Self Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Primiparous Mothers

  Background and Aim: Breastfeeding is a health-promoting and disease-preventing activity of mother with acceptable cost-effectiveness. Successful breastfeeding depends on various physiological and psychological factors such as maternal breastfeeding self efficacy and perceived stress. The aim of this study is to determine exclusive breastfeeding self efficacy and perceived stress in primipara ...

full text

the impact of morphological awareness on the vocabulary development of the iranian efl students

this study investigated the impact of explicit instruction of morphemic analysis and synthesis on the vocabulary development of the students. the participants were 90 junior high school students divided into two experimental groups and one control group. morphological awareness techniques (analysis/synthesis) and conventional techniques were used to teach vocabulary in the experimental groups a...

15 صفحه اول

an investigation of the impact of self monitoring on langauge teachers motivational practice and its effect on learners motivation

the central purpose of this study was to conduct a case study about the role of self monitoring in teacher’s use of motivational strategies. furthermore it focused on how these strategies affected students’ motivational behavior. although many studies have been done to investigate teachers’ motivational strategies use (cheng & d?rnyei, 2007; d?rnyei & csizer, 1998; green, 2001, guilloteaux & d?...

the impact of training on second language writing assessment: a case of raters’ biasedness

چکیده هدف اول این تحقیق بررسی تأثیر آموزش مصحح بر آموزش گیرندگان براساس پایایی نمره های آنها در پنج بخش شامل محتوا ، سازمان ، لغت ، زبان و مکانیک بود. هدف دوم این بود که بدانیم آیا تفاوتهای بین آموزشی گیرندگان زن و مرد در پایایی نمرات آنها وجود دارد. برای بررسی این موارد ، ما 90 دانشجو در سطح میانه (متوسط) که از طریق تست تعیین سطح شده بودند انتخاب شدند. بعد از آنها خواستیم که درباره دو موضوع ا...

15 صفحه اول

breastfeeding self efficacy and perceived stress in primiparous mothers

background and aim: breastfeeding is a health-promoting and disease-preventing activity of mother with acceptable cost-effectiveness. successful breastfeeding depends on various physiological and psychological factors such as maternal breastfeeding self efficacy and perceived stress. the aim of this study is to determine exclusive breastfeeding self efficacy and perceived stress in primipara mo...

full text

My Resources

Save resource for easier access later

Save to my library Already added to my library

{@ msg_add @}


Journal title

volume 6  issue 10

pages  8297- 8306

publication date 2018-10-01

By following a journal you will be notified via email when a new issue of this journal is published.

Hosted on Doprax cloud platform doprax.com

copyright © 2015-2023