Title |
Puerperae bonding with their children and labor experiences
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Published in |
Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, October 2017
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DOI | 10.17533/udea.iee.v35n3a13 |
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Authors |
Lara Helk Souza, Zaida Aurora Sperli Geraldes Soler, Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes Santos, Natália Sperli Geraldes Marin Dos Santos Sasaki |
Abstract |
To analyze the degree of bonding of puerperae with their babies, both in isolation and associated with experiences during and after labor. A cross-sectional study carried out among 200 puerperae in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. To evaluate the mother-child bond, we used the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS). The mean age of puerperae was 26.4 years; most women were white (60.0%), were married (87.5%), and had an elementary education (51.5%). Most deliveries were cesarean (80.0% of cases); 68.0% of women had no pain during labor, and only 54% had skin-to-skin contact immediately after delivery. Type of labor and pain did not significantly change the maternal bond, and the lack of skin-to-skin contact negatively influenced the bond. Pueperae participants had a high degree of bonding with their babies that is mainly related to history of skin-to-skin contact. Nurses must promote strategies that encourage skin-to-skin contact between mother and newborn in the delivery room. |
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