Ya-Ling Lai1, Chich-Hsiu Hung2, Joel Stocker3, Te-Fu Chan4, Yi Liu3. 1. School of Nursing, Tajen University, Pingtung County, Taiwan. 2. School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University & Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: chhung@kmu.edu.tw. 3. School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University, & Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Abstract
AIM: This study compares women's postpartum fatigue, baby-care activities, and maternal-infant attachment following vaginal and cesarean births in rooming-in settings. BACKGROUND: Postpartum women admitted to baby-friendly hospitals are asked to stay with their babies 24 hours a day and to breastfeed on demand regardless of the type of childbirth. METHODS: The study used a descriptive cross-sectional study design. A total of 120 postpartum women were recruited from two accredited baby-friendly hospitals in southern Taiwan. Three structured questionnaires were used to collect data, on which an analysis of covariance was conducted. RESULTS: Women who experienced a cesarean birth had higher postpartum fatigue scores than women who had given birth vaginally. Higher postpartum fatigue scores were correlated with greater difficulty in baby-care activities, which in turn resulted in weaker maternal-infant attachment as measured in the first 2 to 3 days postpartum. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitals should implement rooming-in in a more flexible way by taking women's postpartum fatigue and physical functioning into consideration.
AIM: This study compares women's postpartum fatigue, baby-care activities, and maternal-infant attachment following vaginal and cesarean births in rooming-in settings. BACKGROUND: Postpartum women admitted to baby-friendly hospitals are asked to stay with their babies 24 hours a day and to breastfeed on demand regardless of the type of childbirth. METHODS: The study used a descriptive cross-sectional study design. A total of 120 postpartum women were recruited from two accredited baby-friendly hospitals in southern Taiwan. Three structured questionnaires were used to collect data, on which an analysis of covariance was conducted. RESULTS:Women who experienced a cesarean birth had higher postpartum fatigue scores than women who had given birth vaginally. Higher postpartum fatigue scores were correlated with greater difficulty in baby-care activities, which in turn resulted in weaker maternal-infant attachment as measured in the first 2 to 3 days postpartum. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitals should implement rooming-in in a more flexible way by taking women's postpartum fatigue and physical functioning into consideration.
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