| Summary: | 碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 護理學研究所 === 97 === The purpose of this study was to compare women’s postpartum fatigue, difficulty in baby-care activities, and maternal-infant attachment based on two different types of delivery. A descriptive comparative research design with a cross-sectional study was used. Data was collected with structured questionnaires in a medical center hospital and a regional hospital under the baby friendly policy, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Difficulty in baby-care activities scale, and Maternal-Infant Attachment (MAI) questionnaire were used. 120 women who were in the postpartum ward after delivery were recruited in the study, 60 women in the cesarean section group and 60 in the vaginal delivery group. The cesarean delivery group showed a significantly higher score of postpartum fatigue than the vaginal delivery group. Significant positive correlations existed between postpartum fatigue and difficulty in baby care activities in both vaginal and cesarean deliveries, indicating that the higher the score of postpartum fatigue, the higher the difficulty in baby care activities. Moreover, difficulty in baby care activities and maternal-infant attachment was negative correlations, meaning that the higher the score of difficulty in baby care activities, the lower the maternal-infant attachment. The result of this study could be provided another level of consideration of making ten steps to the recognized committee of baby-friendly hospital. In addition, it can offer different nursing cares according to the diversity of woman when nurses execute rooming-in cares in order to facilitate the recovery of the postpartum and maternal-infant attachment.
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