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Impact of Kangaroo Mother Care on the Sleep Quality of Mothers with hospitalized preterm infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
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Marzieh Hassanpoor   , Maryam Rezaei Manesh , Batool Pooraboli , Shima Haghni |
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Introduction : Preterm births constitute about 10% of all deliveries, with many preterm infants requiring extended neonatal intensive care due to their gestational age and health issues. These births can disrupt the sleep of parents, especially mothers, leading to reduced sleep quality. This study aimed to assess the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care on the sleep quality of mothers with hospitalized preterm infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
Methods: This quantitative, two-group, non-randomized clinical trial was conducted in 2021 with 72 mothers of preterm infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Dorud city, Lorestan province, Iran. Participants were conveniently sampled and evenly assigned to control (n=36) and Kangaroo Mother Care intervention (n=36) groups. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Results: The analysis of variance indicated that prior to the intervention; there was no statistically significant difference at the 0.05 level between the two groups in any of the subscales of sleep quality or in the overall sleep quality score. Following the intervention, a significant difference was observed only in the use of sleep medication subscale (P=0.016) between the two groups. Furthermore, results from the paired t-test conducted on the intervention group revealed a significant reduction in the subjective sleep quality subscale (P=0.001), sleep latency (P=0.031), and the overall sleep quality variable (P=0.004) when compared to the pre-intervention measurements. In the control group, a statistically significant difference was noted in the subjective sleep quality subscale relative to the pre-intervention data (P=0.003).
Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed a significant and positive effect of providing kangaroo mother care for one hour daily on improving the sleep quality of mothers with preterm infants in the intervention group. Nonetheless, when comparing the groups, substantial effects were exclusively noted in the subscale related to the use of sleeping medications, while no significant differences were observed in the other subscales or in overall sleep quality. Therefore, the researchers recommend a subsequent study that entails extended intervention duration, along with an increased daily frequency and length of kangaroo mother care sessions. |
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| Keywords: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), Mother, sleep’s quality, preterm newborn infants, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). |
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Received: 2025/05/10 | Accepted: 2026/02/25 | Published: 2026/03/28
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