Understanding the impact of newborn touch upon mothers of hospitalized preterm neonates.
Journal article
Authors | Barnes, C. and Adamson-Macedo, Elvidina N. |
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Abstract | Many interventions have been designed to support the development of the preterm baby and minimise the complications of prematurity. However, there is limited evidence of the possible psychological benefits of touch to the mother when she is the one performing the support programme during the hospitalisation of her newborn. This study explored whether the type of touch provided to preterm neonates had an impact on maternal self-efficacy, self-esteem and maternal-to-infant attachment, as-well-as newborn weight gain. Using a randomised cluster trial, forty babies and their mothers were allocated to one of two groups receiving either a touch-based intervention (TAC-TIC; Touching And Caressing; Tender In Caring) or spontaneous touch. Mothers who provided the touch-based intervention demonstrated greater increases in self-efficacy, self-esteem and attachment, and babies gained more weight than those using spontaneous touch. The results indicate that systematic touch interventions may be used to facilitate the mother-baby relationship as well as to promote newborn weight gain. |
Keywords | Touch; Preterm; Newborn; Self-efficacy; Self-esteem; Attachment |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Journal of Human Growth and Development |
Journal citation | 32 (2), pp. 294-301 |
Publisher | Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil |
ISSN | 0104-1282 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36311/jhgd.v32.13322 |
Web address (URL) | https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/jhgd/index |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Jun 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 19 Dec 2021 |
Deposited | 08 Jul 2022 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/976qx/understanding-the-impact-of-newborn-touch-upon-mothers-of-hospitalized-preterm-neonates
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