Koçak Vesile, Persson Eva-Kristina, Svalenius Elizabeth Crang, Altuntuğ Kamile, Ege Emel
Department of Obstetric and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Eur J Midwifery. 2021 Sep 8;5:38. doi: 10.18332/ejm/140139. eCollection 2021.
The postpartum period is part of an important process for mothers and fathers. A sense of security is central as it might influence a parent's journey towards becoming a successful parent. The aim was to determine factors affecting parents' postnatal sense of security (PPSS) before postpartum discharge from a hospital in Konya, Turkey.
A descriptive study was conducted. From January 2019 to March 2019, a questionnaire was given to a convenience sample of 188 couples discharged from a regional hospital in Turkey. The sense of security was assessed using the PPSS instrument, with low scores defined as those less than the mean.
Low and high sense of security was based on the mean in the population, for mothers 49.36 and for fathers 34.90. It was found that 43.6% of mothers and 69.7 % of fathers had a low score, which was linked to some specific factors in the postpartum period. These were the type of birth, being ready to take responsibility for baby care, being ready to be discharged, being healthy, having any concern about the baby's health, social support presence, having professional support, and presence of a sense of security.
Many parents, particularly fathers, have a low postnatal sense of security. In the postpartum period, it is very important for midwives, who are always with the family, to identify the risks for a low sense of security during this period and provide effective care. More studies in different settings with larger samples are recommended.
产后时期是母亲和父亲重要过程的一部分。安全感至关重要，因为它可能会影响父母成为成功父母的历程。本研究旨在确定影响土耳其科尼亚一家医院产后出院前父母产后安全感（PPSS）的因素。
进行了一项描述性研究。2019年1月至2019年3月，对从土耳其一家地区医院出院的188对夫妇的便利样本进行了问卷调查。使用PPSS工具评估安全感，得分低于平均值被定义为低安全感。
根据总体平均值，母亲的低安全感和高安全感分别为49.36，父亲为34.90。结果发现，43.6%的母亲和69.7%的父亲得分较低，这与产后时期的一些特定因素有关。这些因素包括分娩类型、准备好承担照顾婴儿的责任、准备好出院、身体健康、对婴儿健康有任何担忧、有社会支持、有专业支持以及有安全感。
许多父母，尤其是父亲，产后安全感较低。在产后时期，始终陪伴家人的助产士识别出这一时期安全感低的风险并提供有效护理非常重要。建议在不同环境下进行更多有更大样本量的研究。
