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KMID : 0378019750180020246
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New Medical Journal
1975 Volume.18 No. 2 p.246 ~ p.254
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A Study about Problems of Mothers who Delivered Premature Infant
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Abstract
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The present study was carried out by investigating 140 mothers of premature infant in 10 hospitals in Seoul for the period from September 1 through November 30,1974 and analyzing the problems arisen from the delivery of premature infant and their understanding of the children.
The results obtained are summarized as follows;
1. With regard to the definition of premature infant, 54.3% of the respondents answered that the child whose weight is less than 2, 500gm at the time of birth is premature infant while 30.0% responded that they do not know the cause of the birth of premature infant. This suggests that most of the respondents have correct knowledge, in general, about the premature infant.
2. 34.4% of the respondents in the group of high educational level came to know the meaning of premature infant through cultural magazines or speciality books while 24.2% in the group of low educational level happened to know it through hospital or public health center.
3. In the emotional reaction of mothers due to the delivery of premature infant, 50. 0% of the responts showed"slightly fear" and 34.3% "very uncertain"
4. 65.7% respondents believed in respect of the growth and development of premature infant that even thuogh the baby is smaller than the normal baby he will become normal after several years while 15.7% in the group of educational level lower than middle school graduates showed negative.
5. With regard to the family reaction due to the delivery of an premature infant, 57. 1% of the respondents revealed that they were consoled by the family members and there was observed generally no mothers who were pressed hard for the responsibility of giving birth to an premature infant, except for a heavy extra economic burden.
6. 25.2% of the respondents expressed that it is upsetting to have the baby nursed in the hospital incubator which involves a heavy extra economic burden and makes them unable to take the baby to
home with them at the time of leving the hospital while 15.3% showed thier frustration in that they are unable to visit the hospital whenever they desire to see their babies in hospital.
7. 52.9% of the respondents revealed that the nurses taking care of the premature infant in hospital take a mild attitude toward the guardian of the babies in explaining their condition, 21.4% were not explained at all, 12.9% were voluntarily explained, and 8.5% were explained unavoidably at request. It may be seen from this that only 65.8% are explained kindly by the nurses when questioned about the babies and therefore it is felt absolutely necessary on the part of the nurses to take more mild attitude toward the conversation with the guardian of premature infant
8. 64. 3% of the respondents revealed their satisfaction with the nursing care performed in the rearing room of premature infant while 1.4% dissatisfied.
9. Matters desired to be known about the care and feeding of premature infant are:22.8% for growth and development: 17.3% for feeding method:15.4% for disease: 10.5% for vacccination: 9.3% for bathing methed: and 8.6% for mental retardation.
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