Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Student Research Committee, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
JBRA Assist Reprod. 2021 Jul 21;25(3):434-438. doi: 10.5935/1518-0557.20200108.
Becoming a mother is an innate process, without any culture-dependent instruction. While it is a pleasant experience, it can sometimes be associated with problems resulted from baby caring. Preterm birth can be a challenge for the maternal role adaptation (MRA). Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the maternal role adaptation in mothers with preterm neonates.
The present study is cross-sectional, with a sample including 114 mothers of preterm infants in the NICU. We collected the data using a two-section questionnaire. The first section was a demographic questionnaire and the second section was a standardized questionnaire? "Maternal role adaptation scale in mothers with preterm neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units" (MRAS: NICU). We ran the statistical analysis using descriptive and inferential statistical methods with the SPSS 21 software.
The total MRA score was strong in half of the participants. The participants had a university education, were employed and satisfied with their economic status, and had a high score on adaptation to the maternal role. There are different domains to the MRA, the highest score was allocated to the participation in care (56.24±0.13), and the lowest score was allocated to growth and development (3.12±0.28).
According to the results of this study, the most important factors associated with MRA are the mother's age, education, and economic satisfaction. Determining the factors related to the mothers' adoption of premature infants could increase the ability of mothers to cope with problems and negative emotions, and enhance the adoption of maternal roles.
成为母亲是一种本能的过程，无需任何文化依赖的指导。虽然这是一种愉快的体验，但有时也会与婴儿护理相关的问题相关联。早产可能是对母亲角色适应（MRA）的挑战。因此，本研究旨在确定早产儿母亲的母亲角色适应情况。
本研究为横断面研究，样本包括 NICU 中 114 名早产儿的母亲。我们使用两节问卷收集数据。第一节是人口统计学问卷，第二节是标准化问卷——“新生儿重症监护病房早产儿母亲的母亲角色适应量表”（MRAS：NICU）。我们使用 SPSS 21 软件进行描述性和推论性统计分析。
一半参与者的总 MRA 评分较强。参与者具有大学学历，有工作且对经济状况满意，对母亲角色的适应度较高。MRA 有不同的领域，得分最高的是参与护理（56.24±0.13），得分最低的是生长发育（3.12±0.28）。
根据这项研究的结果，与 MRA 最相关的因素是母亲的年龄、教育和经济满意度。确定与母亲接受早产儿相关的因素可以提高母亲应对问题和负面情绪的能力，并增强其对母亲角色的适应能力。
