Ah Rim Kim1, Young Ran Tak2,3, Yong Soon Shin1,4, E Hwa Yun5, Hyun-Kyung Park6, Hyun Ju Lee6. 1. School of Nursing & The Graduate School of Information and Clinical Nursing, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, South Korea. 2. School of Nursing & The Graduate School of Information and Clinical Nursing, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, South Korea. yrtak@hanyang.ac.kr. 3. Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea. yrtak@hanyang.ac.kr. 4. Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea. 5. Division of Cancer Contorl & Policy, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea. 6. College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Maternal attachment to promote role development in mothers of preterm infants is critical for babies' optimal growth and development. However, few models specify how neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and their environments work to foster postpartum attachment (PPA) after preterm birth. We investigated relationships of quality of family-centered care and NICU environmental stressors with maternal PPA, to determine whether these are mediated by mothers' psycho-emotional response and whether pathways to PPA are moderated by developmental immaturity (gestation, birthweight). METHODS: A cross-sectional study using structural equation modeling was conducted on 294 mothers of premature infants with experience in NICUs in over 49 tertiary hospitals in 12 cities or provinces of South Korea. Data were collected using Korean versions of instruments including the Quality of Family-centered Care, Parental Stressor Scale: NICU, and Maternal Postpartum Attachment Scale. RESULTS: Maternal self-representation was a key predictor of PPA (β = .68), accounting for 42.2% of variance. Multi-group analysis indicated that NICU environmental stressor sensitivity (β = .26) and maternal self-representation (β = .67) were predictive of PPA in mothers of moderately preterm and low birthweight (32-36 weeks' gestation, 1500-2499 g birthweight) infants. Quality of family-centered developmental care (β = .11) and NICU environmental stressor sensitivity (β = - .16) had significant indirect effects on PPA through psycho-emotional responses. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: Healthcare professionals should be aware of the importance of family-centered interventions focusing on psychosocial support and family participation in baby care, based on their environmental role in promoting PPA.
OBJECTIVES: Maternal attachment to promote role development in mothers of preterm infants is critical for babies' optimal growth and development. However, few models specify how neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and their environments work to foster postpartum attachment (PPA) after preterm birth. We investigated relationships of quality of family-centered care and NICU environmental stressors with maternal PPA, to determine whether these are mediated by mothers' psycho-emotional response and whether pathways to PPA are moderated by developmental immaturity (gestation, birthweight). METHODS: A cross-sectional study using structural equation modeling was conducted on 294 mothers of premature infants with experience in NICUs in over 49 tertiary hospitals in 12 cities or provinces of South Korea. Data were collected using Korean versions of instruments including the Quality of Family-centered Care, Parental Stressor Scale: NICU, and Maternal Postpartum Attachment Scale. RESULTS: Maternal self-representation was a key predictor of PPA (β = .68), accounting for 42.2% of variance. Multi-group analysis indicated that NICU environmental stressor sensitivity (β = .26) and maternal self-representation (β = .67) were predictive of PPA in mothers of moderately preterm and low birthweight (32-36 weeks' gestation, 1500-2499 g birthweight) infants. Quality of family-centered developmental care (β = .11) and NICU environmental stressor sensitivity (β = - .16) had significant indirect effects on PPA through psycho-emotional responses. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: Healthcare professionals should be aware of the importance of family-centered interventions focusing on psychosocial support and family participation in baby care, based on their environmental role in promoting PPA.
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