McVeigh C, Smith M
Griffith University, Unit 1003, 6 Coyne Street, Kirra, Queensland, Australia 4225.
Midwifery. 2000 Dec;16(4):269-76. doi: 10.1054/midw.2000.0226.
To investigate the similarities and differences between teenage and adult mothers and their level of self-esteem and satisfaction with social support at six weeks and six months postpartum.
A two group comparative study.
Maternal child health, immunisation and midwives' clinics in New South Wales, Australia.
173 adult mothers and 72 adolescent mothers who had experienced a normal pregnancy, labour and delivery and delivered a healthy baby near term.
Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale, Brown's Support Behavior Inventory and a personal information form were used. Irrespective of age, breast-feeding rates and satisfaction with social support decreased significantly during the early months postpartum. Furthermore, a significant inverse relationship was noted between maternal age and satisfaction with support and a positive relationship was identified between maternal age and self-esteem.
Maternal self-esteem may be challenged by the demands of motherhood and dissatisfaction with social support could contribute to the decline in breast-feeding practices. Developing a postnatal support plan, including fathers in education programmes and offering courses and workshops designed to enhance self-esteem and parentcraft may assist mothers to assume baby care responsibilities and increase their satisfaction with support.
调查青少年母亲与成年母亲之间的异同，以及她们在产后六周和六个月时的自尊水平和对社会支持的满意度。
两组比较研究。
澳大利亚新南威尔士州的母婴健康、免疫接种和助产士诊所。
173名成年母亲和72名青少年母亲，她们经历了正常的怀孕、分娩过程，并在近期产下了健康的婴儿。
使用了罗森伯格自尊量表、布朗支持行为量表和个人信息表。无论年龄大小，产后早期的母乳喂养率和对社会支持的满意度均显著下降。此外，母亲年龄与对支持的满意度之间存在显著的负相关，而母亲年龄与自尊之间存在正相关。
母亲身份的要求可能会挑战母亲的自尊，对社会支持的不满可能导致母乳喂养行为的减少。制定产后支持计划，包括让父亲参与教育项目，并提供旨在增强自尊和育儿技能的课程和工作坊，可能有助于母亲承担起照顾婴儿的责任，并提高她们对支持的满意度。
