Zeskind P S, Iacino R
Child Dev. 1984 Oct;55(5):1887-93.
Mothers' visitation of their preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may have important consequences for the optimal development of the mother-infant relationship. This study investigates whether directing mothers to make weekly appointments to visit the NICU would generalize to increase the frequency of independent maternal visitation as well as affect maternal perceptions of the infant and the infant's length of hospitalization. Assessments of mothers' perceptions of their infants were made at the initiation of the intervention program, immediately following the first maternal visit to the NICU, at discharge, and at a 6-week postdischarge follow-up. Results showed that the intervention program significantly increased the frequency of independent maternal visitation, decreased the mother's positive perceptions of her infant's behavior, and increased the mother's positive perceptions of her infant's prognosis for the future. Infants in the intervention group were hospitalized a significantly shorter period of time than infants in the control group. It is suggested that the mother's greater contact and familiarity with her infant, as a result of increased visitation, resulted in more realistic observations of her preterm infant's behavior and may have facilitated the recovery of the infant.
母亲在新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）探视早产婴儿，可能对母婴关系的最佳发展产生重要影响。本研究调查指导母亲每周预约探视NICU是否会推广至增加母亲独立探视的频率，以及是否会影响母亲对婴儿的看法和婴儿的住院时长。在干预项目开始时、母亲首次探视NICU之后立即、出院时以及出院后6周随访时，对母亲对婴儿的看法进行评估。结果显示，干预项目显著增加了母亲独立探视的频率，降低了母亲对婴儿行为的积极看法，并增加了母亲对婴儿未来预后的积极看法。干预组婴儿的住院时间明显短于对照组婴儿。研究表明，由于探视增加，母亲与婴儿有了更多接触和熟悉度，从而对其早产婴儿的行为有了更现实的观察，这可能促进了婴儿的康复。
