Effects of Home-Based Postpartum Education on Maternal Satisfaction with Newborn Care and Motherhood
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2024
Yazarlar: Hafize ÖZTÜRK CAN
Perspectives in Palliative & Home Care, Diğer Kurumların Hakemli Dergileri, Uluslararası, Index Copernicus, 2024, cilt 3(2), ss 49-57
DOI: 10.29228/pphcjournal.77304
Özet
Background/Objective: Mothers need to receive care and education on postpartum health problems, in order to adapt themselves to the motherhood role and to maintain healthy care of self and the newborn. Studies on the effects of care and education provided during home visits are not adequate. This study was performed to evaluate the effects of postpartum education at home on satisfaction with the newborn care and motherhood functions. Material and Methods: The study is a cross-sectional, educational intervention study, and included two groups. The postpartum mothers were visited in their homes twice. The data were collected with, Postpartum Follow-up of Questionnaire and the two subscales of the Postpartum Self-Evaluation Questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Science for Windows. Results: While the mean scores obtained from the “Satisfaction with Motherhood and Newborn Care” subscale did not significantly differ between the two groups during the first visit, the ones obtained during the second visit differed statistically significantly. Thus, it was found that care provided for the mother at home increased their satisfaction. The difference was statistically significant during the second visit their mean scores obtained from the subscale. Thus, it was found that care provided for the mother at home affected her coping with motherhood tasks. Conclusion: In the study, the statistical analysis of the results revealed that the postpartum care education given to the mother at home increased her satisfaction with the newborn care and affected her motherhood functions.