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Early postpartum discharge means hospital discharge of mothers within 24 hours after vaginal delivery or 48 hours after caesarean section. In recent years the comprehension of early discharge of mother and newborn after an uncomplicated delivery has been accepted. However, the newborn are at increased risk of various problems during the first week after early hospital discharge and throughout the postpartum period. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the developed home care services model for the early discharged newborns. The sample size of this study consisted of 50 intervention and 50 control groups, in total of 100 infants who were matched one by one according to their maternal - age, education, family type, parity and the prenatal care – status. The researcher got acquainted with the mothers and the infants at the delivery and postnatal care service of the hospital. Both of the groups had been visited during the postpartum second, seventh, fifteenth days and sixth week in total 4 times at their homes. The data were analysed through percentage and relative risk calculations, Chi – square test, Fisher Chi – square test and the importance of the difference between two averages tests. In the control group 82.0% and in the intervention group 58.0% of the infants did not experience any problems during the postnatal six week period. The average weight gain of the infants in the control group was lower compared to the infants in the intervention group. The infants in the control group had more problems like physiologic jaundice, infections of eyes, and they readmitted more to the hospital compared to the infants in the intervention group. Even though the newborn do not experience any problems during the hospital stay, they are at risk for various problems in the first six week of postpartum period. For this reason, the mothers who could not have the possibility to get sufficient education and counselling at the hospital should be followed at home and being informed on infant care and her needs. Thus the development of complications could be prevented or early diagnosed and appropriate treatment could be offered.
Early postpartum discharge means hospital discharge of mothers within 24 hours after vaginal delivery or 48 hours after caesarean section. In recent years the understanding of early discharge of mother and newborn after an uncomplicated delivery has been accepted. However, the newborn are at increased risk of various problems during the first week after early hospital discharge and throughout the postpartum period. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the developed home care services model for the early discharged newborns. The sample size of this study consisted of 50 intervention and 50 control groups, in total of 100 infants who were matched one by one according to their maternal - age, education, family type, parity and the prenatal care - status. The researcher got acquainted with the mothers and the infants at the delivery and postnatal care service of the hospital. Both of the groups had been visited during the postpartum second, seventh, fifteenth days and sixth week in total 4 times at their homes. The data were analyzed through percentage and relative risk calculations, Chi - square test, Fisher Chi - square test and the importance of the difference between two average tests. In the control group 82.0% and in the intervention group 58.0% of the infants did not experience any problems during the postnatal six week period. The average weight gain of the infants in the control group was lower compared to the infants in the intervention group. The infants in the control group had more problems like physiologic yellowness, infections of eyes, and they readmitted more to the hospital compared to the infants in the intervention group. Even though the newborn do not experience any problems during the hospital stay, they are at risk for various problems in the first six weeks of the postpartum period. For this reason, the mothers who could not have the possibility to get sufficient education and counseling at the hospital should be followed at home and being informed about child care and her needs. Thus the development of complications could be prevented or early diagnosed and appropriate treatment could be offered.
Alan : Sağlık Bilimleri
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