Three Counties School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK.
Compr Child Adolesc Nurs. 2024 Aug 16;47(3):197-213. doi: 10.1080/24694193.2024.2389415.
A cross-sectional online survey was undertaken (July-August 2020) to ascertain parents' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic of being at home with their newborn baby in the first 6 weeks. Participants ( = 371) were mostly biological mothers ( = 369, 99.4%), white British ( = 351, 94,5%), first baby ( = 186, 50%). A statistically significant positive correlation was found between maternal confidence and number of children (rho (369) = 0.295, < .001) and baby's age at time of participation (rho (369) = 0.139, = .009). Participants without higher educational qualifications (median = 62, SIQR = 3.5) had statistically significant higher confidence (U = 11831.500, < .001) than participants with higher educational qualifications (median = 58, SIQR = 2). Parents of babies without health issues at birth (median, 61, SIQR = 3.5) had statistically significant higher confidence (U = 13213.500, < .001) than parents of babies with health issues at birth (median = 58, SIQR = 5). Three qualitative themes have emerged: the impact of "no partner" restrictions; mixed emotions and lack of information and support. In conclusion, parenting during a pandemic created anxiety and fear, affected by "no partner" restrictions, not being allowed to appointments, scans, and during labor. Some parents were more confident and indicated benefits including heightening bonding with baby and partner during social distancing.
一项横断面在线调查（2020 年 7 月至 8 月）旨在确定父母在 COVID-19 大流行期间与新生儿在家的头 6 周的经历。参与者（ = 371）主要是亲生母亲（ = 369，99.4%），白种英国人（ = 351，94.5%），第一个孩子（ = 186，50%）。发现母亲的信心与孩子的数量（rho（369） = 0.295， < .001）和婴儿参与时的年龄（rho（369） = 0.139， = .009）之间存在统计学上显著的正相关。没有高等教育资格的参与者（中位数 = 62，SIQR = 3.5）的信心明显更高（U = 11831.500， < .001），而具有高等教育资格的参与者（中位数 = 58，SIQR = 2）。出生时无健康问题的婴儿的父母（中位数，61，SIQR = 3.5）的信心明显更高（U = 13213.500， < .001），而出生时有健康问题的婴儿的父母（中位数 = 58，SIQR = 5）。出现了三个定性主题：“无伴侣”限制的影响；混合情绪和缺乏信息及支持。总之，大流行期间的育儿方式带来了焦虑和恐惧，受到“无伴侣”限制、无法预约、扫描以及分娩的影响。一些父母更有信心，并表示在保持社交距离期间，与婴儿和伴侣的关系更加亲密。
