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A Comparative Study of the Effects of Skin Contact and Kangaroo Care on Mother's Anxiety.
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to compare of mother and newborns abdominal contact and Kangaroo skin on mother's anxiety.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is a single-blind randomized control trial in 2015. Questionnaire about Demographic and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was completed for two groups.
RESULTS: There was no significant difference in maternal anxiety between kangaroo care and abdominal contact by Mann-Whitney test immediately after birth (Z = -1.33, p = 0.42) and after 2 months (Z = -1.47, p = 0.86).
CONCLUSIONS: The effect of kangaroo contact on mother's anxiety was similar to abdominal contact and if the kangaroo care is done for a short period of time, it will not change maternal anxiety.
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