Doğum Tipi ve Anksiyetenin Erken Anne Bebek Etkileşimine Etkisi: Türkiye’den Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of women’s mode of delivery and anxiety on early mother-infant interaction.
 Method: This was a cross-sectional study. The sample of the study consisted of pregnant women who applied to the delivery room of a state hospital between September 2015 and August 2016 (n:324). Sociodemographic form, state anxiety scale and mother-infant interaction form were used in the study.
 Results: It was determined that 54.9% of the mothers gave birth normally, 48.1% had high anxiety and the mean score of the state anxiety scale was 41.73±6.79. The mother-infant interaction scale first contact mean score was 8.39 ± 1.92, while the second day contact score was 8.94 ± 1.67. In addition, it was determined that 28.1% of mothers in the mother-infant interaction needed midwife/nurse support at the first contact and 19.8% at the second day of contact. A statistically significant difference was found between mode of delivery and mother-baby first contact scores (p0.05). A significant negative correlation at a medium level was determined between the mothers’ anxiety score and their scores on the mother-baby interaction scale for first contact and second day contact (p