The purpose of this study was to evaluate the maternal perception of her newborn and identify the risk of mother-infant relationship. Broussard¡¯s Neonatal Perception Inventories were completed by 113 mothers on the first or second postpartum day (Time I ) while they were still in the University Hospital. These inventories were again administered when the infants were approximately one month of age (Time ¥±). The data was analyzed by S.P.S.S. program and the results were as follows: 1) There were differences between the mothers¡¯ exportations of the average baby and perceptions of their babies at Time I and Time ¥± (p<0.01). 2) The maternal perception of her newborn at Time I was not related with the education, the parity, the experience of abortion, the type of delivery and the sex of baby but related with the method of feeding (p<0.05). 3) The maternal perception of her newborn at Time ¥± was not related with the education, the parity, the experience of abortion, the type of delivery and the method of feeding but related with the sex of baby (p<0.05). 4) The changes of maternal perception between Time I and Time ¥± were not related with the education, the parity, the experience of abortion, the method of delivery and the sex of baby but related with the method of feeding (p<0.1). 5) The maternal perception of the newborn was not correlated with the age and the duration of labor.
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