A Comparative Study on Confidence in Newborn Care and Postpartum Fatigue of Puerperal Mothers in Rooming-in vs. Non-rooming-in Groups

Abstract

Scale, comfort & safety (t=2.876, p=.005), feeding (t=2.281, p=.024), infant's behavior (t=2.395, p=.018), hygiene control (t=2.978, p=.003), p<.001) and confidence in newborn care showed significant total scores (t=2.997, p=.003). Based on the Fatigue Continuum Form, the physical, psychological, and neurosensory fatigue scores and the total fatigue score did not show any statistical significance in each area (t=1.169, p=..244)(t=1.941, p=.054)(t=1.863, p=.064)(t=1.897, p=.060). The present findings can be applied as the reference data conducive to correcting the myth among puerperal mothers that rooming-in will increase the postnatal fatigue and supporting the benefits of rooming-in.

Difficulty in Baby Care Activities, Postpartum Fatigue: A Comparison between Rooming-In and Non-Rooming-In Health Care Facilities

“…Additionally, the results showed that postpartum women who gave birth at rooming-in facilities experienced a higher level of fatigue than postpartum women who gave birth at nonrooming-in facilities. These results are in line with study results conducted in Korea, which found that women in rooming-in settings had a significantly higher level of fatigue than women who partially apply roomingin (14) .On the other hand, other studies demonstrated no significant differences between groups in term of postpartum fatigue [9,10] .The inconsistent results about postpartum fatigue might be related to the different times of data collection, and the varying fatigue scales that were used in measuring it among postpartum women. The consensus regarding a unifying and universal fatigue scale is warranted to enable the researchers to assess fatigue level among postpartum women.…”

“…As they can observe nurses while providing care for the baby beside mothers, and asking for help and advice on issues related to baby care. Women in the rooming-in settings experience a higher level of confidence while providing care for their newborns [10] .The study results demonstrated no significant differences between the women in the rooming-in group and the women in the non-rooming-in group in the difficulty in doing the baby care activities. Both groups demonstrated a low level of difficulty.…”

“…The results of our study are consistent with the finding of lia et al (2015) study, which compares the difficulty in baby care activities among postpartum women who delivered in the rooming-in facility according to the type of delivery, the findings showed no significant differences between the two groups. Inconsistently, the confidence in doing baby care activities was higher in the rooming-in group compared with the non-rooming-in group in another study [10].…”

“…Postpartum fatigue is a common experience during postpartum that could impact the maternal and infant wellbeing [8] . Previous studies demonstrated that the level of postpartum fatigue did not differ significantly between women in the rooming-in group and women in the non-rooming-in group [9,10]. On the other hand, a recent study conducted in Korea reported that the fatigue level is higher among the rooming-in group than the non-rooming-in group [11] .…”