Effect of Kangaroo Care Applied by Mothers of Premature Neonates on The Amount of Maternal Milk Expression
Aly Hassan Essawy, M., Abd El –Rahim Ghazal, H., Abbas Mohammed, A., Mohamed Arafa Mohamed, N. (2024). Effect of Kangaroo Care Applied by Mothers of Premature Neonates on The Amount of Maternal Milk Expression. EKB Journal Management System, 26(2), 27-40. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2024.361313
Magda Aly Hassan Essawy; Hesham Abd El –Rahim Ghazal; Arzak Abbas Mohammed; Noha Mohamed Arafa Mohamed. "Effect of Kangaroo Care Applied by Mothers of Premature Neonates on The Amount of Maternal Milk Expression". EKB Journal Management System, 26, 2, 2024, 27-40. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2024.361313
Aly Hassan Essawy, M., Abd El –Rahim Ghazal, H., Abbas Mohammed, A., Mohamed Arafa Mohamed, N. (2024). 'Effect of Kangaroo Care Applied by Mothers of Premature Neonates on The Amount of Maternal Milk Expression', EKB Journal Management System, 26(2), pp. 27-40. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2024.361313
Aly Hassan Essawy, M., Abd El –Rahim Ghazal, H., Abbas Mohammed, A., Mohamed Arafa Mohamed, N. Effect of Kangaroo Care Applied by Mothers of Premature Neonates on The Amount of Maternal Milk Expression. EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 26(2): 27-40. doi: 10.21608/asalexu.2024.361313

Effect of Kangaroo Care Applied by Mothers of Premature Neonates on The Amount of Maternal Milk Expression

Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal
Volume 26, Issue 2, June 2024, Page 27-40  XML PDF (379.71 K)
Document Type: Research articles
DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2024.361313
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Authors
Magda Aly Hassan Essawy1; Hesham Abd El –Rahim Ghazal2; Arzak Abbas Mohammed1; Noha Mohamed Arafa Mohamed1
1Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt
2Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Mothers who applied kangaroo care for their premature neonates have more milk expression than those who didn’t. The study aimed to determine the effect of kangaroo care applied by mothers of premature neonates on the amount of maternal milk expression. Settings: The study was conducted at three Neonatal Intensive Care Units; maternity University Hospital at shatby, Alexandria university children's hospital at Smouha and in El-Ramel hospital for children (wingat). Subjects: A convenient sample of 60 mothers who have admitted premature neonates in the previously mentioned settings comprised the study subjects. Mothers who are visiting their premature neonates regularly (five days a week with a duration of three weeks). Tools: Two tools named Socio-Demographic characteristics of mothers and clinical data of the premature neonates structured interview schedule as well as Maternal milk expression record were used for data collection. Results: significant difference was shown between the three studied weeks for the mothers in the study group (Fr=12.0, p=0.002). Where more than two third of mothers (70%) expressed 500 ml and more at the end of third week compared to those mothers who expressed breast milk at the end of second week (63.3%) and first week (33.3%). Conclusion: It was concluded from this study that practice of kangaroo care affecting the amount of expressed breast milk where mothers who applied it expressed more amount of breast milk than those who didn’t. Recommendation: It was recommended that kangaroo care should be considered an essential method for caregivers regarding their neonates as early as possible and should be included in strategies and policies of hospital.
Keywords
Kangaroo care; mothers of premature neonates; maternal milk expression
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