The effect of postpartum midwifery care on maternal bonding and posttraumatic development

The Effect of Postpartum Midwifery Care on Maternal Bonding and Posttraumatic Development Aim: This research was conducted to determine The Effect of Postpartum Midwifery Care on Maternal Attachment and Posttraumatic Development. Material and Method: This study was conducted using a semi-trial model with pre-test and post-test control groups. The population of the study was registered to the with primipara women consulted Erzincan Mengücekgazi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (EMEAH). When the power analys is done, sample size was calculated for each group of least 64 puerpera (64 experiment, 64 control). To mothers in the experimental group T. C. In the direction of the "Doğum Sonu Bakım Yönetim Rehberi (DSBYR)" published by the Ministry of Health, the hospital is at the end of the 2 - 5. days between days, 13 to 17 days between the second and 36.-42. The third home visit was organized for 4 days and a total of 4 times midwifery care was provided. No attempt was made to mothers who were included in the control group. The data were collected by a "Personal Information Form", "Maternal Attachment Scale (MAS)" and "Posttraumatic Development Inventory (PTDI)". Percentage distribuation, arithmetic mean, standart deviation, chi-square test was used to statistical evaluation, deperents group and indeperent groups was used t test. Results: "Maternal Attachment Scale (MAS)" and "Posttraumatic Development Inventory (PTDI)" pre-test averages revealed that maternal bonding and posttraumatic growth in experiment and control groups was similarly (p>0.05). In the MAS the post-test score was found to be 101.85 ± 2.85 in the experimental group and 98.68 ± 5.91 in the control group and so the mean scores between the groups were found to have statistically significant difference (p <0.001). In the PTDI the post-test average of total scores in experiment group is 86.21±20.39, control group is 79.54±22.32 and so the mean scores between groups were found to have statistically significant difference (p<0.05). PTDI From the Change in Life Philosophy sub-dimension the post-test average of total scores in experiment group is 19.37±6.04, control group is 16.17±6.83 and so the mean scores between groups were found to have statistically significant difference (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that postpartum midwifery care given affected maternal attachment and posttraumatic development level in women in a positive way. Keywords: Postpartum Period, Midwifery Care, Maternal Bonding, Home Visit, Posttraumaric Growth