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Labour pain and the development of mother-infant
interaction in Turkish mothersFatma Guducu Tufekci1, Hava Ozkan2, Serap Ejder Apay3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To examine whether the intensity of the labor pain has an effect on the development of the mother-infant interaction in Turkish mothers.
Methodology: The research was carried out as a descriptive study in a university hospital with an obstetric and gynecology clinic in Erzurum, Turkey. Data were collected between October-December 2006. In this time interval, it was observed and 225 mothers were interviewed having an infant and meeting the research criteria in this obstetric and gynecology clinic.
Results: The average scores of mother-infant interaction were statistically significant according to mothers’ ages; p-value 0.005 (p<0.05), education level; p-value 0.000 (p<0.001) and labor duration p-value is 0.017 (p<0.05). Labor type didn’t effect the mother-infant interaction; p-value 0.539 (p>0.05). The difference between starting period for breast-feeding and interaction scores was statistically significant; p-value 0.000 (p<0.001). Labor pain intensity didn’t affect significantly mother-infant interaction; p-value 0.437 (p>0.05), However, when labour pain intensity increased, interaction scores decreased.
Conclusion: According to these results, it seems to be important that during antenatal examinations, training programmes about mother-infant interaction for mothers who are older, multigravid, and have lower education level should be implemented. It is also suggested that painless labour technics should be used.
KEY WORDS:
Labour pain; Mother-infant interaction.Pak J Med Sci July - September 2010 Vol. 26 No. 3 704-708
How to cite this article:
Tufekci FG, Ozkan H, Apay SE. Labour pain and the development of mother-infant interaction in Turkish mothers. Pak J Med Sci 2010;26(3):704-708
1. Fatma Guducu Tufekci, PhD,
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Nursing,
Nursing Department
2. Hava Ozkan, PhD,
Lecturer, Midwifery Department
3. Serap Ejder Apay, Msc,
Midwifery Department
1-3: Health Sciences Faculty,
Ataturk University,
Erzurum, Turkey.
Correspondence:
Fatma Guducu Tufekci, PhD,
Email: fgtufekci@mynet.com
* Received for Publication: October 29, 2009
* Revision Received: April 16, 2010
* Revision Accepted: April 28, 2010
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