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AIM: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the education interventions on NICU nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of parental participation in kangaroo mother care (KMC) in NICU. METHOD: A quasi-experimental pretest/posttest nonequivalent group design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the education interventions on NICU nurses' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of parental participation in KMC delivered in the neonatal intensive care units at three hospitals. 160 nurses participated in the study, with a division of 80 in the educational group, and 80 in the non-educational group. RESULTS: The results showed that the educational group was statistically different in knowledge post-intervention (t = -2.819, df = 79, p≤0.001). The pre-intervention mean attitude for the educational group was 19.81 (SD = 4.3). The findings expressed that the educational group was statistically different in attitude in the post-intervention phase (t = -3.66, df = 79, p≤0.001). The results reflect a significant effect in the educational group regarding nurses' perspectives of parental participation post-intervention (t = 5.496, df = 79, p≤0.001). CONCLUSION: Our findings showed that providing nurses with additional education increased their knowledge, improved their attitudes, and enhanced their perceptions of parental support in NICU. Providing staff with an educational intervention about KMC in NICU can enhance nursing knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of parental participation in neonate care in the NICU.

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Skin-to-skin relaxation is offered by one of the department's psychomotor therapists, within a precise framework of clearly defined indications and contraindications. The aim of this intervention modality is to support the parent-baby relationship in a context of vulnerability. A self-questionnaire for parents was used to take stock of the practice of skin-to-skin relaxation at the Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil. The use of this mediation appears beneficial and deserves to be developed in neonatology.

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Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an evidence-based intervention that can effectively reduce morbidity and mortality in preterm infants, but it has yet to be widely implemented in health systems in China. Most qualitative studies on KMC for preterm infants focused on the experiences and influencing factors from the perspective of preterm infant parents, while neglecting the perspective of healthcare providers, who played a critical role in guiding KMC practice. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers regarding their involvement in KMC implementation for preterm infants to promote the contextualized implementation of KMC. Methods: A descriptive qualitative approach was adopted. A purposive sampling was used to select healthcare providers involved in KMC implementation in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) as participants from four tertiary hospitals across four cities in Zhejiang Province, China. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect information. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data. Results: Seventeen healthcare professionals were recruited, including thirteen nurses and four doctors in the NICUs. Four themes and twelve subthemes emerged: different cognitions based on different perspectives (acknowledged effects and benefits, not profitable economically), ambivalent emotions regarding KMC implementation (gaining understanding, gratitude and trust from parents, not used to working under parental presence, and concerning nursing safety issues), barriers to KMC implementation (lack of unified norms and standards, lack of systematic training and communication platform, insufficient human resources, and inadequate parental compliance) and suggestions for KMC implementation (improving equipment and environment, strengthening collaboration between nurses and doctors, and support from hospital managers). Conclusions: Despite acknowledging the clinical benefits of KMC, the lack of economic incentives, concerns about potential risks, and various barriers hindered healthcare providers' intrinsic motivation to implement KMC in NICUs in China. To facilitate the effective implementation of KMC, hospital managers should provide bonuses and training programs for healthcare providers, while giving them recognition and encouragement to enhance their motivation to implement KMC.

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AIMS: To explore the effects of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact on mother-infant relationship and maternal psychology feelings. DESIGN: An exploratory qualitative research design using semi-structured interviews. METHODS: A total of 64 mother-infant pairs who met the inclusion criteria were selected as the experimental subjects to receive early and continuous intervention of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact (SSC). On this basis, the qualitative research method of procedural grounded theory was used to conduct semi-structured interviews with 18 puerperas before discharge from the hospital; the three-level coding method of procedural grounded theory and Graneheim & Lundman qualitative content analysis method were combined to conductinterview content analysis in Nvivo 12 software, so as to extractcore categories and condense the theme. RESULTS: (1) The data were coded to extract five core categories, namely, birth experience, role transition, contact perception, mother-infant connection and parental efficacy; (2) there were statistically significant differences in the number of coding reference points in five nodes before and after SSC, that is, mothers' positive feelings, newborns' physical characteristics noticed by their mothers, mother-infant connection, role transition and birth experience. The number of coding reference points after SSC was statistically significant greater than before SSC; (3) The coding interview results showed that SSC could promote the sense of happiness in nurturing.

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BACKGROUND: kangaroo care (KC), endorsed by the World Health Organization, is an evidence-based intervention that plays a pivotal role in mitigating preterm infant mortality and morbidity. However, this intervention has not been fully integrated into healthcare systems in China. This study aimed to gain insight into parents' perceptions and experiences of KC for preterm infants to contribute to the KC implementation on a larger scale. METHODS: This study employed a descriptive qualitative design, using face-to-face, semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Fifteen parents participating in KC for preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) were purposively sampled from four hospitals across four cities in Zhejiang Province, China. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data. RESULTS: Four themes and twelve subthemes regarding the parents' perceptions and experiences about KC were identified. The four themes included: (1) Low motivation upon initial engagement with KC, (2) Dynamic fluctuations of emotional states during KC, (3) Unexpected gains, and (4) Barriers to participation. CONCLUSIONS: Parents' perceptions and experiences of KC was a staged process, with parents exhibiting distinct cognitive patterns and unique experiences at each stage. Overall, as KC progresses, parents' experiences tended to become increasingly positive, despite potential obstacles encountered along the way. To enhance the implementation of KC, healthcare providers could utilize prenatal and postnatal education programs. These programs aim to enhance the understanding of KC among parents of preterm infants, fostering sustained engagement in KC practices.

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between emotional distress and mother-preterm infant interactions among mothers who used skin-to-skin care and to explore their experiences of childbirth and continuous skin-to-skin care. DESIGN: A sequential, explanatory, mixed-methods design. SETTING: A neonatal nursery in a tertiary-level hospital in Malawi. PARTICIPANTS: Forty-four mother-preterm infant dyads; we interviewed 15 of these mothers. METHODS: We administered surveys to assess emotional distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, and worry about infant health) and video-recorded mother-infant interactions. We used regression analysis to assess the relationship between indicators of emotional distress and mother-infant interactions and further examined whether skin-to-skin care was associated with maternal distress. We used in-depth interviews to collect qualitative data and used content analysis to identify common themes. RESULTS: Symptoms of emotional distress were negatively associated with the frequency of infant negative behaviors and gestures, infant smiling, and mother looking and infant smiling when we controlled for the number of days administering continuous skin-to-skin care, gestational age, and severity of the infant's condition. Mothers reported that they felt stressed by providing continuous skin-to-skin care but appreciated its positive effects on the infant. CONCLUSION: Emotional distress while providing continuous skin-to-skin care was associated with poorer mother-preterm infant interactions The mental distress that mothers undergo while delivering continuous skin-to-skin care to their infants can be draining. It is essential for nurses to offer the required psychological support to enhance maternal mental health and encourage positive infant behavior and development. Health care systems need to support this level of nursing care.

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INTRODUCTION: Neonatal Near Miss (NNM) refers to neonates with severe complications who almost died but survived immediately after birth. In Ethiopia, the prevalence of NNM has been assessed using a validated Neonatal Near-Miss Assessment Scale. However, understanding the experiences and perceptions of healthcare providers in the clinical management and care of NNM infants remains unexplored. The aim was to investigate the determinants contributing to the survival of neonatal near-miss babies and to identify any barriers encountered, as reported by the experiences of healthcare providers in public hospitals of Amhara Regional State, northwest Ethiopia. METHODS: Semi structured interviews were used to collect data from 25 midwives, nurses, and pediatricians with at least six months of prior experience in one of the labor wards or neonatal intensive care units at one of the four public health hospitals in the Amhara Regional state of northwest Ethiopia included in a large intervention study assessing a NNM scale. Purposeful sampling was used, selecting participants based on their experiences related to the aim of this study. The participants had a varying level of education and years of experience to care for NNM infants. The average age of the healthcare providers was 31 years, with 7 years of work experience. The transcripts of the interviews with the healthcare providers were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: The experience and perceptions of healthcare providers was described in the main category "A sense of hopelessness when caring for the baby" capturing a broader emotional and professional aspect, while the subcategories "Unclear responsibilities discharging one's mission", "Provision of kangaroo mother care" and "Quick action required at birth" are more specific and practical. Healthcare providers perceived a sense of hopelessness when caring for the NNM infant, particularly providing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and quick actions when required at birth to save the life of the infant. CONCLUSION: Unclear responsibilities and a sense of hopelessness could have acted as barriers, hindering the ability of healthcare providers to fulfill their mission of taking swift actions and providing KMC to NNM infants, thus impacting their ability to save the lives of these infants. Healthcare providers' and parents' attitudes must be changed towards hope rather than hopelessness when caring for NNM infants.

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El cuidado debebés prematuros y de sus padres ha sido la razón de ser del programa Madre-Bebé-Canguro. En este artículoqueremos visibilizar este empeño desde que se creó en Colombia y destacar algunos de los difíciles estadosemocionales del equipo de salud que atiende este servicio, en medio de la COVID-19, en condiciones de intensasensibilidad y peligro real. Enfrentar la incertidumbre, el riesgo de muerte, en escenarios tan vulnerables comola prematuridad, promueve la creatividad humana y la dedicación prioritaria al cuidado emocional y físico. Elsufrimiento emocional que abarcó tantas esferas en la cotidianidad y sus respuestas creativas hicieron de estasexperiencias modelos de abordajes sensibles y amorosos para cuidar la vida, en toda su extensión.(AU)

Caring for prematurebabies and their parents has been the fundemental purpose of the Mother-Baby Kangaroo Programme. Since it wascreated in Colombia, we want to make this endeavour visible and highlight some of the difficult emotional states of thehealth team that attends to this service, in the midst of COVID-19, in conditions of intense sensitivity and real danger.Facing uncertainty, the risk of death, in scenarios as vulnerable as prematurity, promotes human creativity and prioritydedication to emotional and physical care. The emotional suffering that encompassed so many spheres in everyday lifeand their creative responses made these experiences models of sensitive and loving approaches to caring for life in itsfullest extent.(AU)

La cura dels nadons pre-maturs i dels seus pares ha estat la raó de ser del programa mare-nadó-cangur. En aquest article volem visibilitzaraquest esforç des que es va crear a Colòmbia i ressaltar alguns dels difícils estats emocionals de l’equip de salut queatén aquest servei, enmig de la COVID-19, en condicions de sensibilitat intensa i perill real. Enfrontar la incertesa, el riscde mort, en escenaris tan vulnerables com la prematuritat, promou la creativitat humana i la dedicació prioritària a lacura emocional i física. El patiment emocional que va recórrer tantes esferes a la vida quotidiana i les seves respostescreatives van fer d’aquestes experiències models d’abordatge sensibles i amorosos per a la cura de la vida, en tota laseva extensió.(AU)

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Abstract Objectives: a systematic review study with the objective of estimating the effect on the practice of the kangaroo method (KM) on the formation and strengthening of the mother-baby bond (MBB). Methods: independent searches were performed in three international databases in the United States National Library of Medicine - PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library Online - Scielo and Web of Science databases. Searches were made without limit on languages and year of publication. Results: the final selection consisted of 27 studies, 14 of a quantitative nature (nine clinical trials and five observational) and 13 qualitative. All qualitative articles and most quantitative ones (n=10) indicated the practice of the KM as favorable to the formation and strengthening of the MBB. Other quantitative studies did not show statistically significant differences in the comparisons made between groups. None of the 27 studies found unfavorable effects resulting from the practice of KM on the MBB. Conclusion: the results suggest that the KM favors the formation and strengthening of the MBB regardless of the weight and gestational age of the newborns or the place of measurement (hospital or residence). Thus, encouraging the execution of this biopsychosocial intervention of qualified and humanized care is recommended for the promotion of children's health.

Resumo Objetivos: estudo de revisão sistemática com objetivo de estimar o efeito da prática do método canguru (MC) na formação e fortalecimento do vínculo mãe-bebê (VMB). Métodos: foram realizadas buscas independentes em três bases de dados internacionais nas bases de dados United States National Library of Medicine - PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library Online - Scielo e Web of Science. As buscas foram feitas sem limite para idioma e ano de publicação. Resultados: a seleção final foi composta por 27 estudos, 14 de caráter quantitativo (nove ensaios clínicos e cinco observacionais) e 13 qualitativos. Todos os artigos qualitativos e a maioria dos quantitativos (n=10) apontaram a prática do MC como favorável à formação e ao fortalecimento do VMB. Os demais estudos quantitativos não apresentaram diferenças estatisticamente significantes nas comparações realizadas entre grupos. Nenhum dos 27 estudos encontrou efeitos desfavoráveis resultantes da prática do MC sobre o VMB. Conclusão: os resultados sugerem que o MC favorece a formação e o fortalecimento do VMB independentemente do peso e idade gestacional dos recém-nascidos e do ambiente de medição (hospital ou domicílio). Assim, o incentivo a execução desta intervenção biopsicossocial de atenção qualificada e humanizada é recomendada para a promoção de saúde da criança.

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BACKGROUND: Parents of babies admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) undergo considerable stress. There is evidence that mindfulness reduces stress in these parents. Kangaroo Care (KC) is practiced in NICUs across the world and is stress-relieving. Whether mindfulness practiced during KC in the NICU reduces parental distress has not yet been studied. The objective was to explore the feasibility and acceptability of teaching and practicing mindfulness during KC for mothers of premature babies. The objective was also to document preliminary outcomes of Mindful Kangaroo Care (MKC) on maternal stress, anxiety, depression, and mindful awareness. METHODS: In this pilot randomized controlled study, mothers of premature babies who were expected to stay in the NICU for at least four weeks were taught two mindfulness exercises to practice during KC and compared to mothers who received standard care with no mindfulness teaching. Mothers filled out stress, anxiety, depression and mindful awareness scales at recruitment and after four weeks. Acceptability and feasibility questionnaires were also completed. RESULTS: Fifteen mothers per group completed the study. The MKC group demonstrated a significant within-group reduction in anxiety (p = 0.003), depression (p = 0.02) and stress (p = 0.002), and a significant increase in both the curiosity (p = 0.008) and decentering (p = 0.01) scores of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale, all of which had medium to large effect sizes. Only the increases in curiosity and decentering were significant between groups. Fourteen mothers found the intervention acceptable, one neutral. CONCLUSION: MKC was acceptable, feasible and led to a reduction in stress, anxiety and depression in mothers who practiced mindfulness exercises during KC.

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INTRODUCTION: approximately 1 million children die each year due to complications of preterm birth with the major contributor to mortality being hypothermia. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an effective and low-cost technique which prevents neonate from hypothermia. The mother uses her body temperature to keep the infant warm thereby preventing demise from cold injury. Not much is known about the perception and practice of this simple and easy method of caring for preterm infants among post-natal mothers in Nigeria. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of kangaroo mother care among mothers in the neonatal wards of a tertiary care center in Nigeria. METHODS: this study was a hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional survey of sixty mothers selected from the Neonatal ward of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba using convenient sampling technique. Data was collected with the use of a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Frequency and percentages were presented in tables and chi-square was used to test associations between categorical variables; p-value <0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: the findings revealed that 80% of respondents had heard of kangaroo mother care with 66.6% having good knowledge. Two-thirds (65%) of the respondents had a good attitude towards the use of KMC with 71.7% feeling happy when their baby is in kangaroo position. The knowledge of mothers significantly influenced their attitude and practice of KMC, p <0.05. CONCLUSION: the knowledge of KMC among mothers whose babies were admitted into the newborn wards of LUTH was high and they believe that KMC is helpful to their babies and were happy practicing it.

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INTRODUCTION: Kangaroo mother care is known to help save the lives of preterm and low birthweight infants, particularly in resource-limited health settings, yet barriers to implementation have been documented. Mothers and their families are very involved in the process of providing kangaroo mother care and the impact on their well-being has not been well explored. The objective of this research was to investigate the perspectives and experiences of a mother's quality of life while delivering facility-based kangaroo mother care. METHODS: This study is a secondary analysis of the qualitative data collected within the "Integrating a neonatal healthcare package for Malawi" project. Twenty-seven health workers and 24 caregivers engaged with kangaroo mother care at four hospitals in southern Malawi were interviewed between May-August 2019. All interviews were face-to-face and followed a topic guide. Content analysis was conducted on NVivo 12 (QSR International, Melbourne, Australia) based on the six World Health Organization Quality of Life domains (physical, psychological, level of independence, social relationships, environment, spirituality). RESULTS: Fifty-one interviews were conducted with 24 caregivers and 14 health workers. Mothers experienced multidimensional challenges to their quality of life while delivering facility-based KMC. Though kangaroo mother care was considered a simple intervention, participants highlighted that continuous kangaroo mother care was difficult to practice. Kangaroo mother care was an exhausting experience for mothers due to being in one position for prolonged periods, compromised sleep, restricted movement, boredom, and isolation during their stay at the hospital as well as poor support for daily living needs such as food. DISCUSSION: A heavy burden is placed on mothers who become the key person responsible for care during kangaroo mother care, especially in resource-limited health settings. More focus is needed on supporting caregivers during the delivery of kangaroo mother care through staff support, family inclusion, and conducive infrastructure.

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Early recommendations to separate mothers from their newborns during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have created a detrimental separation practice. This article presents a review of the latest information regarding the (1) 3 modes of transmission of the virus to the neonate; (2) incidence, clinical signs, and severity of COVID-19 in the neonate; (3) factors to be considered to balance risk and benefits of separation and skin-to-skin contact (SSC) when conducting shared decision making; and (4) compendium of published SSC guidelines; and concludes with recommendations for safe practice of SSC to prevent and/or restrict COVID-19 infection in neonates.

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Mammalian young are born with immature brain and rely on the mother's body and caregiving behavior for maturation of neurobiological systems that sustain adult sociality. While research in animal models indicated the long-term effects of maternal contact and caregiving on the adult brain, little is known about the effects of maternal-newborn contact and parenting behavior on social brain functioning in human adults. We followed human neonates, including premature infants who initially lacked or received maternal-newborn skin-to-skin contact and full-term controls, from birth to adulthood, repeatedly observing mother-child social synchrony at key developmental nodes. We tested the brain basis of affect-specific empathy in young adulthood and utilized multivariate techniques to distinguish brain regions sensitive to others' distinct emotions from those globally activated by the empathy task. The amygdala, insula, temporal pole (TP), and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) showed high sensitivity to others' distinct emotions. Provision of maternal-newborn contact enhanced social synchrony across development from infancy and up until adulthood. The experience of synchrony, in turn, predicted the brain's sensitivity to emotion-specific empathy in the amygdala and insula, core structures of the social brain. Social synchrony linked with greater empathic understanding in adolescence, which was longitudinally associated with higher neural sensitivity to emotion-specific empathy in TP and VMPFC. Findings demonstrate the centrality of synchronous caregiving, by which infants practice the detection and sharing of others' affective states, for tuning the human social brain, particularly in regions implicated in salience detection, interoception, and mentalization that underpin affect sharing and human attachment.

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BACKGROUND: Hospital-based kangaroo mother care can help reduce preventable newborn deaths and has been recommended by the World Health Organization in the care of low birthweight babies weighing 2000 g or less. However, implementation has been limited. The objective of this review is to understand the barriers and facilitators of kangaroo mother care implementation in health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa, where there are the highest rates of neonatal mortality in the world. METHODS: A systematic search was performed on MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, African Journals Online, African Index Medicus as well as the references of relevant articles. Inclusion criteria included primary research, facility-based kangaroo mother care in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies were assessed by the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Qualitative Checklist and the National Institutes of Health quality assessment tools and underwent narrative synthesis. RESULTS: Thirty studies were included in the review. This review examined barriers and facilitators to kangaroo mother care practice at health systems level, health worker experiences and perspectives of mothers and their families. Strong local leadership was essential to overcome barriers of inadequate space, limited budget for supplies, inadequate staffing, lack of guidelines and policies and insufficient supportive supervision. Workload burdens, knowledge gaps and staff attitudes were highlighted as challenges at health workers' level, which could be supported by sharing of best practices and success stories. Support for mothers and their families was also identified as a gap. CONCLUSION: Building momentum for kangaroo mother care in health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa continues to be a challenge. Strengthening health systems and communication, prioritizing preterm infant care in public health strategies and supporting health workers and mothers and their families as partners in care are important to scale up. This will support sustainable kangaroo mother care implementation as well as strengthen quality of newborn care overall. PROSPERO registration: CRD42020166742.

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Robust literature supports the positive effects of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on infant physiologic stability and parent-infant bonding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Comparatively little is known about kangaroo father care (KFC) in the NICU, and KFC implementation has been limited. Our pilot feasibility study objective was to examine KFC effects on premature infants and fathers as compared to KMC. Parents of preterm NICU infants independently completed a 90-min Kangaroo Care (KC) session on consecutive days. Infant heart rate variability (HRV) and apnea/periodicity measures were compared (pre-KC to KC; KFC to KMC). Additionally, we assessed the feasibility of administering three psychosocial questionnaires to fathers and mothers in the NICU and after discharge. Ten preterm infants completed 20 KC sessions (334/7 -374/7  weeks post-menstrual age). Results demonstrated similar infant physiologic responses between KMC and KFC, including significant differences in measures of HRV (p < .05) between KC and non-KC periods. Eighty-eight percentage of questionnaires administered were completed, supporting the utilization of these instruments in future research of this population. If confirmed, these preliminary results identify an opportunity to objectively assess KFC effects, supporting the development of empirically based KFC programs benefitting NICU families.

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Parents and infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are exposed to considerable stress, and infant-family mental health (IFMH) services foster emotional well-being in the context of the parent-infant relationship. This mixed-methods study examined the role of an IFMH program introduced in a level 4 NICU. The study included (1) retrospective medical record review of NICU patients who were referred to the IFMH program and (2) qualitative interviews with NICU nurse managers, neonatologists, and medical social workers to explore their understanding of the IFMH program, explore the referral pathways and factors that supported family engagement, and identify specific recommendations for program improvement. Of the 311 infant-parent dyads referred to the IFMH program, 62% had at least one session and Spanish-speaking families were more likely to engage. Of those families receiving services, about one-third had brief intervention, one-third had 4 to 10 sessions, and one-third had long-term services, including in-home after-discharge services. Qualitative interviews with health providers identified unique qualities of the IFMH program and why families were and were not referred to the program. Recommendations centered on adding a full-time IFMH mental health provider to the NICU and increasing communication and integration between the IFMH program and the medical team.

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BACKGROUND: Globally, approximately 15 million babies are born preterm every year. Complications of prematurity are the leading cause of under-five mortality. There is overwhelming evidence from low, middle, and high-income countries supporting kangaroo mother care (KMC) as an effective strategy to prevent mortality in both preterm and low birth weight (LBW) babies. However, implementation and scale-up of KMC remains a challenge, especially in lowincome countries such as Ethiopia. This formative research study, part of a broader KMC implementation project in Southern Ethiopia, aimed to identify the barriers to KMC implementation and to devise a refined model to deliver KMC across the facility to community continuum. METHODS: A formative research study was conducted in Southern Ethiopia using a qualitative explorative approach that involved both health service providers and community members. Twenty-fourin-depth interviewsand 14 focus group discussions were carried out with 144study participants. The study applied a grounded theory approach to identify,examine, analyse and extract emerging themes, and subsequently develop a model for KMC implementation. RESULTS: Barriers to KMC practice included gaps in KMC knowledge, attitude and practices among parents of preterm and LBW babies;socioeconomic, cultural and structural factors; thecommunity's beliefs and valueswith respect to preterm and LBW babies;health professionals' acceptance of KMC as well as their motivation to implement practices; and shortage of supplies in health facilities. CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests a comprehensive approach with systematic interventions and support at maternal, family, community, facility and health care provider levels. We propose an implementation model that addresses this community to facility continuum.

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OBJECTIVE: Previous research has shown that skin-to-skin contact in the delivery room is associated with an increase satisfaction with childbirth. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether this association differs as a function of mode of birth, such that the positive effect of skin-to-skin contact would be especially pronounced for women who had operative births. DESIGN: Survey design using self-administered questionnaires during pregnancy (Time 1) and at two months postpartum (Time 2). SETTING: At Time 1, women were recruited at community and hospital medical centres in two large metropolitan areas in the centre of Israel and through home midwives and internet forums. At Time 2, women completed a second questionnaire in which they reported whether they had skin-to-skin contact with their infant immediately after birth and their birth satisfaction. PARTICIPANTS: Pregnant women, gestation week ≥24, with singleton pregnancy, who took part in both T1 and T2 (N = 1371, 75% of the 1833 women recruited at T1). MEASUREMENTS: Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to examine whether the association between skin-to-skin contact after birth and birth satisfaction two months post-partum, differs as a function of mode of birth. Maternal or infant complications during birth, parity, and whether the pregnancy was planned, served as covariates. Birth satisfaction was measured using the Childbirth Satisfaction Scale. All measures were self-reported. FINDINGS: The frequency of skin-to-skin was high (83%) for women who had vaginal birth, but lower for women who had an instrumental birth (66%) or a caesarean section (31%). At two months postpartum, women who had operative births reported less satisfaction with their birth than women who gave birth via vaginal birth. A significant interaction between skin-to-skin and mode of birth showed that although skin-to-skin was associated with higher birth satisfaction among women across all three modes of birth, i.e., vaginal (Cohen's d = .41), instrumental (Cohen's d = .64) and caesarean (Cohen's d = .87), the effect for the difference in birth satisfaction between women with and without skin-to-skin was especially large for operative births, particularly for caesarean sections. KEY CONCLUSIONS: Operative birth is related to lower satisfaction with childbirth and lower rates of skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth. Yet, the association between skin-to-skin and birth satisfaction is especially strong for women who had operative births and specifically a caesarean section, suggesting that the possible contribution of skin-to-skin to birth satisfaction should be emphasised particularly after operative births. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: It is recommended that maternity care providers, managers, policy makers and medical teams facilitate skin-to-skin contact between the woman and her infant immediately, or as soon as possible, after childbirth, in both operative and non-operative births.

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Objetivo: conhecer a experiência dos pais na aplicação do Método Canguru no domicílio. Método: pesquisa qualitativa cujos dados foram obtidos entre março e dezembro de 2016, por meio de entrevistas com 12 mães e três pais de recém-nascidos pré-termos e/ou baixo peso, participantes da terceira etapa do Método Canguru, que foram submetidas à técnica de análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: os pais mantiveram a posição canguru no domicílio. Apesar de cada família desenvolvê-la de forma diferente, não deixaram de realizá-la. Também conseguiram adaptar-se à nova rotina de cuidados com a chegada do filho em casa e relataram satisfação com as consultas da terceira etapa e de seguimento realizadas no hospital. Conclusão: os pais, mesmo diante dos desafios diários com os cuidados no domicílio, detêm uma significação clara sobre a importância da Posição Canguru para os recém-nascidos pré-termos e/ou baixo peso e sua capacidade de impactar na qualidade do cuidado oferecido.

Objective: to get to know the parents' experience in applying the Kangaroo Mother Care at home. Method: qualitative research with data obtained between March and December 2016, by means of interviews with 12 mothers and three fathers of preterm and/or low-birth-weight newborns, participants in the third stage of the Kangaroo Method. The interviews were submitted to thematic content analysis technique. Results: the parents maintained the kangaroo position at home. Although each family developed it differently, they have not failed to implement it. They were also able to adapt to the new care routine with the arrival of the child at home and reported satisfaction with the medical appointments of the third stage and the follow-up carried out at the hospital. Conclusion: the parents, despite the daily challenges with home care, have a clear meaning about the importance of the Kangaroo Position for preterm and / or low-birth-weight newborns and its ability to affect the quality of care offered.

Objetivo: conocer la experiencia de los padres durante la puesta en práctica del Método Canguro en el domicilio. Método: investigación cualitativa cuyos datos se obtuvieron entre marzo y diciembre de 2016, por medio de entrevistas con 12 madres y tres padres de recién nacidos pretérminos y/o bajo peso, participantes de la tercera etapa del Método Canguro, que se sometieron a la técnica de análisis de contenido temático. Resultados: los padres mantuvieron la posición canguro en el domicilio. Aunque cada familia la haya desarrollado de forma diferente, no dejaron de realizarla. También lograron adaptarse a la nueva rutina de cuidados con la llegada del hijo a casa y relataron satisfacción con las consultas de la tercera etapa y de seguimiento realizadas en el hospital. Conclusión: los padres, aunque estén ante los desafíos diarios con los cuidados en el domicilio, detienen una preocupación clara sobre la importancia de la Posición Canguro para los recién nacidos pretérminos y/o bajo peso y su capacidad de afectar la calidad del cuidado ofrecido.

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