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Published on: September 22, 2023
A review of nursing interventions to foster becoming a mother
Ramona T Mercer1, Lorraine O Walker
1Department of Family Health Nursing in the University of California, San Francisco, Burlingame, USA. lpmercer@juno.com
Objective:
To determine the current state of knowledge of nursing interventions that foster the process of becoming a mother.
Data Sources:
A literature search was conducted using CINAHL and PubMed electronic databases and other key references.
Study Selection:
Reports on nursing intervention research published in English that focused on a facet of maternal behavior in the process of becoming a mother during pregnancy or during the first 4 months following birth, or both, were included. Twenty eight reports were found.
Data Extraction:
Studies were reviewed, categorized, and analyzed and interventions synthesized to determine the current knowledge base for fostering becoming a mother. Categories included instructions for infant caregiving, building awareness of and responsiveness to infant interactive capabilities, promoting maternal-infant attachment, maternal/social role preparation, and interactive therapeutic nurse-client relationships.
Data Synthesis:
Interactive therapeutic nurse-client relationships and maternal/social role preparation had greater impact on variables indicating progress in becoming a mother than formal teaching. Instructions without nurse input were ineffective.
Conclusions:
Interactive reciprocal nursing interventions are the most effective in enhancing mother-infant interactions and maternal knowledge about infant care. Evidence is limited on how to foster the mother's feelings about herself in becoming a mother and attachment to her infant.
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