Effect of Pregnant Massage on Postpartum Attachment And Postpartum Depression
Project no. 919 · Status: Kapanmış · 2017
Summary
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the effect of pregnant massage on postpartum parent baby attachment and postpartum depression in mothers and fathers. Method: The research is an experimental randomized controlled trial. 22 pregnant women and their spouses in the control group and 15 pregnant women in the massage group were included in the study by block randomization using permutation method. In order to collect data, Introductory Form, Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, Paternal Attachment Scale, Maternal Attachment Scale were used for pregnant women and their partners. The pregnant women and their spouses in the control group were asked to fill out the Promotion Form. In the 4th month after the birth, the depression and attachment scale was applied to the mothers, the depression scale was applied to the fathers only in the fourth month, and the attachment scale to the fathers in the 6th month. The massage group; Pregnant massage was applied apart from routine pregnancy follow-up and care. The pregnant women were massaged once a week between 30-34 weeks of gestation and in the form of 60-minute sessions for 5 weeks. Analysis of the research data was carried out with SPSS 23 package program. Evaluation was made with non-parametric analysis methods. Results: The maternal attachment scale score of the mothers in the massage group was found to be significantly higher than the mean score of the mothers in the control group. No significant difference was found between the median score of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale of the mothers in the massage group and the median score of the mothers in the control group. In the study, there was no significant difference between the median score of the Paternal Attachment Scale of the fathers in the massage group and the median score of the fathers in the control group. There was no significant difference between the control group fathers and the massage group fathers' Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale. Conclusion: t was found that massage applied during pregnancy increased mothers' postpartum maternal attachments, but it was not statistically significant although it reduced depression. It was determined that massage applied to mothers during pregnancy did not have an indirect effect on fathers' attachment and depression. Keywords: Maternal attachment, paternal attachment, pregnancy massage Note: The study has been supported within the scope of Scientific Researches of Ege University Rectorship with the project number of 17-SBF-012.