Manav, Gülay Marmara Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Yıldırım, Ferda Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi - Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Turkey

Perception of term and preterm babies by their mothers

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Aim. The aim of this study was to define how term and preterm baby mothers perceive their babies and the factors affecting this perception. Method. The sampling of research included 67 term and 41 preterm primiparous mothers. The data derived by using introductory survey form and Neonatal Perception Scale has been evaluated through percentage, Chi-square and t tests. Results. It has been found that preterm baby mothers perceived their babies more negative, that not receiving information before delivery raised negative perception and that the baby who was born with desirable gender raised positive perception. Between either of the two groups, the statistical difference is significant with regards to education, having a helpmate for baby care, the state of receiving information before delivery and the time of mothers’ embracing their babies. Those babies’ preterm birth affects their positive perception by their mothers. Conclusion. The negative perception of mothers were influenced by the preterm birth of their babies.

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Preterm , term baby , perception of baby

Cumhuriyet Medical Journal

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