| The effect of rooming-in care on the emotional stability of
newborn infants |
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So Yoon Ahn, Sun Young Ko, Kyung Ah Kim, Yeon Kyung Lee, Son Moon Shin |
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Department of Pediatrics, Cheil General Hospital and Womens Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Kore |
| 모자동실이 신생아의 정서적 안정에 미치는 영향 |
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안소윤, 고선영, 김경아, 이연경, 신손문 |
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관동대학교 의과대학 제일병원 소아청소년과 |
Correspondence:
Son Moon Shin, Email: smshinmd@hanmail.net
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: We aimed to examine the effect of rooming-in care on newborn infants emotional stability by comparing them with those cared for in a nursery.
Methods
: Forty-eight full-term newborn infants born at Cheil General Hospital between July 1 and October 31, 2007, were enrolled. Twenty-four newborn infants were roomed-in in their mothers rooms (rooming-in group), and 24 newborns were cared for in the hospital nursery (the nursery group) for the first 3 days of their lives. Those with perinatal problems that required medical treatment were excluded. By using Brazeltons neonatal behavior assessment scale, we measured irritability and self-quieting as well as the duration of crying after heel-stick puncture for the newborn metabolic screening test.
Results
: The rooming-in group had a higher irritability score than the nursery group (6.8¡¾1.7 vs. 4.2¡¾2.1, P<0.001), thereby suggesting stable behavior against external irritation; the former also had a higher self-quieting activity score (5.9¡¾0.3 vs. 4.5¡¾1.8, P=0.001), thereby suggesting that stability was reached quickly from the irritated state. Time taken to stop crying after the heel-stick puncture was significantly shorter in the rooming-in group than in the nursery group (17¡¾15.1 seconds vs. 115.3¡¾98.5 seconds, P<0.001).
Conclusion
: These results show that newborn infants in the rooming-in group exhibit more stable behavior against external irritation and can be stabilized from an irritated state more quickly than infants cared for in the nursery, even after a few days of rooming-in care. |
| Key Words:
Rooming-in care, Affect, Newborn |
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