Mindful Kangaroo Care: mindfulness intervention for mothers during skin-to-skin care: a randomized control pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents of babies admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) undergo considerable stress. There is evidence that mindfulness reduces stress in these parents. Kangaroo Care (KC) is practiced in NICUs across the world and is stress-relieving. Whether mindfulness practiced during KC in the NICU reduces parental distress has not yet been studied. The objective was to explore the feasibility and acceptability of teaching and practicing mindfulness during KC for mothers of premature babies. The objective was also to document preliminary outcomes of Mindful Kangaroo Care (MKC) on maternal stress, anxiety, depression, and mindful awareness.

Methods

In this pilot randomized controlled study, mothers of premature babies who were expected to stay in the NICU for at l

SUBMITTER: Landry MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8761274 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature