Effect of the kangaroo mother care in reducing preterm's chronic stress and mother's chronic stress in neonatal intensive care unit

• Grant number: 15/04171-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2015
• End date: June 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nursing - Public Health Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Carmen Gracinda Silvan Scochi
• Grantee: Carmen Gracinda Silvan Scochi
• Host Institution: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (EERP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Sandra Regina de Souza

Abstract

Premature babies and their mothers during their stay in the neonatal unit have been through stressful situations. We have as hypothesis that the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) can help to reduce this kind stress. Our goals are: To analyze the last trimester of pregnancy mother's stress and the NICU mother's when the delivery occurs prematurely. To evaluate the effect of KMC in reducing preterm's chronic stress and mother's chronic stress. To compare the biological stress between KMC and conventional care. METHODS: This is a prospective comparative study. Sample: 25 mothers and25 PT into the KMC. Control group: 25 mothers and 25 PT without KMC. Inclusion criteria: PT admitted into the NICU with gestational age under 34 weeks, in incubator. The mother and PT's demographic data will be collected. The PSS: NICU and PSS instruments will be applied for the mothers. PT and mother's biological material (fingernails) will be collected. Two samples of mother's fingernails will be collected on the third week and third month after delivery. One baby's fingernails sample will be collected when the baby has three months. Biological materials will be sent to Canada to be analyzed in a specialized laboratory. The analysis of the PSS and PSS:NICU data will be done by descriptive statistics and the biological stress will be analyzed by fingernail's cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone in different groups. (AU)

Scientific publications

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DE SOUZA-VOGLER, SANDRA REGINA; DE SOUZA LIMA, GEISY MARIA. The effect of kangaroo care on modulate chronic stress response in preterm infants and mothers. STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS, v. 24, n. 6, p. 11-pg., 2021-04-09. (15/04171-0)

DE SOUZA-VOGLER, SANDRA REGINA; DE SOUZA LIMA, GEISY MARIA. The effect of kangaroo care on modulate chronic stress response in preterm infants and mothers. STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS, APR 2021. (15/04171-0)