Background: Kangaroo care is one of the nursing practices with medical provision that can meet the important physical and emotional needs of the preterm such as warmth, stimulation, parental attachment, breast-feeding and safety. This study aimed to: assess the mothers' knowledge and practices about kangaroo mother care on weight gain of premature neonates in neonatal intensive care units. Research design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in the current study. Setting: This study was conducted at neonatal intensive care unit in Beni Suef University Hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample of 50 mothers accompanying their premature infants. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used: tool (1) Interviewing questionnaire (characteristics of the mothers & the premature infants), tool (2) Knowledge of the mothers about kangaroo mother care technique, tool (3) Checklist of reported practices (of the studied mother). Results: More than three quarters of the studied mothers had unsatisfied knowledge about Kangaroo Mother Care while about two thirds of them had insufficient practices; there was highly statistical significant positive correlation between studied mothers total knowledge level and total reported practices level. Conclusion: The studied mothers had deficit knowledge and poor level of practice about Kangaroo Mother Care. Recommendation: A periodical educational program to improve the mothers' knowledge and practice about Kangaroo Mother Care. Keywords: Educational program, Mothers knowledge, Practices, kangaroo mother care.
Ragab, F. (2022). Assessment of Mothers' Knowledge and Practice about Kangaroo Mother Care on Weight Gain of Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 1(2), 72-85. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.140270.1027
MLA
Fatma Elsayed Ragab. "Assessment of Mothers' Knowledge and Practice about Kangaroo Mother Care on Weight Gain of Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units", Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 1, 2, 2022, 72-85. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.140270.1027
HARVARD
Ragab, F. (2022). 'Assessment of Mothers' Knowledge and Practice about Kangaroo Mother Care on Weight Gain of Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units', Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 1(2), pp. 72-85. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.140270.1027
VANCOUVER
Ragab, F. Assessment of Mothers' Knowledge and Practice about Kangaroo Mother Care on Weight Gain of Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2022; 1(2): 72-85. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.140270.1027
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