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KMID : 1130320080510121315
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Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2008 Volume.51 No. 12 p.1315 ~ p.1319
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The effect of rooming-in care on the emotional stability of newborn infants
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Ahn So-Yoon
Ko Sun-Young
Kim Kyung-Ah
Lee Yeon-Kyung
Shin Son-Moon
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Abstract
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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±1.7 vs. 4.2±2.1, P<0.001), thereby suggesting stable behavior against external irritation; the former also had a higher self-quieting activity score (5.9±0.3 vs. 4.5±1.8, 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±15.1 seconds vs. 115.3±98.5 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.
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KEYWORD
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Rooming-in care, Affect, Newborn
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