Peer Support Increases Maternal Confidence, Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation and Weight Gain in LBW Infants

A Multifaceted Approach to Supporting Mothers of Premature Infants

“…The identity-based performance of medical staff, who can sympathize with mothers and respecting them, and feel committed to informing and involving them in the care of the babies, as well as promoting the technicalmedical capabilities of caregivers and creating a socio-cultural atmosphere, can provide the possibility of boosting the maternal self-con dence in taking the serious maternal responsibility (25). Consistent with our ndings, Kurniawati also showed that the use of peer support in KMC training compared to training by nurses can signi cantly increase maternal con dence in the implementation of KMC and increasing the infants' weights (4). The clinical trials, qualitative, cross-sectional, and case studies also reported that the peer-support or professional-led support groups could increase maternal self-con dence in maternal skills ((23, 26-28)).…”

“…In such an environment, the mother receives approval, justi cation, and empathy from other mothers and becomes aware of how other mothers manage the stress of facing her current situation (( 23)). The groups help reduce maternal stress, and learn the effective adaptation (4,20). Iris et al believed that dialogue and providing a place and time for questions and answers between experienced and inexperienced mothers could lead to effective assimilation and education (( 24)).…”

“…Mothers' perceptions of the amount of emotional support can predict their stress level (3), and mothers' support is not only important for their mental health, but also has potential achievements to improve the quality of mother-infant interactions and the child's subsequent growth (4).…”

Facilitating factors and barriers to kangaroo mother care utilisation in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review

“…The 22 included studies reported on factors influencing and barriers to KMC utilisation amongst PLBWIs mostly published between 2012 and August 2020. The included studies comprised four cross-section studies 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 three randomised control trial studies, 40 , 41 , 42 one explorative study 43 seven descriptive studies, 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 one longitudinal study, 49 one qualitative study, 51 two dissertations 39 , 52 and two formative study. 47 , 53 Almost 10 studies were based on face-to-face interviews, 36 , 37 , 38 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 50 of which seven were qualitative study interviews, 36 , 37 , 43 , 47 , 48 , 50 , 53 three were mixed-method studies 38 , 44 , 46 and nine were quantitative studies.…”

“… 47 , 53 Almost 10 studies were based on face-to-face interviews, 36 , 37 , 38 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 50 of which seven were qualitative study interviews, 36 , 37 , 43 , 47 , 48 , 50 , 53 three were mixed-method studies 38 , 44 , 46 and nine were quantitative studies. Out of the 22 studies, 19 were conducted in the facility 36 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 56 and three were community-based involving mothers, fathers, grandmothers and traditional birth attendants (TBA). 37 , 47 , 53 A total of 30% of the studies had a sample size of > 13, 60% of the studies had a sample size range of 28–349.…”