J Nurs Acad Soc.  1984 Jun;14(1):50-59.

A Study on the Maternal Perception of Her Newborn Baby

• Park YS
• Byun HJ

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the maternal perception of her newborn and identify the risk of mother-infant relationship. Broussard's Neonatal Perception Inventories were completed by 113 mothers on the first or second postpartum day (Time I) while they were still in the University Hospital. These inventories were again administered when the infants were approximately one month of age (Time II). The data was analyzed by S.P.S.S. program and the results were as follows: 1) There were differences between the mothers' expertations of the average baby and perceptions of their babies at Time I and Time II (p<0.01). 2) The maternal perception of her newborn at Time I was not related with the education, the parity, the experience of abortion, the type of delivery and the sex of baby but related with the method of feeding (p<0.05). 3) The maternal perception of her newborn at TimeII was not related with the education, the parity, the experience of abortion, the type of delivery and the method of feeding but related with the sex of baby (p<0.05). 4) The changes of maternal perception between Time I and Time II were not related with the education, the parity, the experience of abortion, the method of delivery and the sex of baby but related with the method of feeding (p<0.1). 5) The maternal perception of the newborn was not correlated with the age and the duration of labor.

MeSH Terms

Education
Equipment and Supplies
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn*
Mothers
Parity
Postpartum Period