Table 1.
The socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers and the newborn (N = 120)
| Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| ≤ 25 | 17 | 21.3 |
| 26–29 | 28 | 35.0 |
| 30–34 | 19 | 23.7 |
| ≥ 35 | 16 | 20.0 |
| Education Level of the Mother | ||
| Primary education | 33 | 27.5 |
| High school | 42 | 35.0 |
| University | 45 | 37.5 |
| Occupation of the mother | ||
| Working | 47 | 39.2 |
| Housewives | 73 | 60.8 |
| Health insurance | ||
| Yes | 86 | 71.7 |
| No | 34 | 28.3 |
| Economical situation | ||
| Bad | 13 | 10.8 |
| Middle | 41 | 34.2 |
| Good | 66 | 55.0 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Village | 16 | 13.3 |
| District | 50 | 41.7 |
| Province | 54 | 45.0 |
| Abortus survival | ||
| Yes | 40 | 33.3 |
| No | 80 | 66.7 |
| The person who will help you in the family | ||
| There is | 75 | 91.3 |
| None | 45 | 8.7 |
| Experiencing a stressful event in the last 1 year | ||
| Yes | 24 | 20.0 |
| No | 96 | 80.0 |
| Planned pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 99 | 82.5 |
| No | 21 | 17.5 |
| Mode of delivery | ||
| Normal birth | 18 | 15.0 |
| Cesarean section | 102 | 85.0 |
| Gender of the Newborn | ||
| Girl | 50 | 41.7 |
| Boy | 70 | 58.3 |
| Diagnosis of the baby | ||
| Prematurity | 58 | 48.3 |
| Transient Tachypnoea of the Newborn | 33 | 27.5 |
| Sepsis | 7 | 5.8 |
| Hyperbilirubinaemia/malnutrition | 4 | 3.3 |
| Other | 18 | 15.0 |
| Baby’s feeding style | ||
| Suckling mummy | 22 | 18.3 |
| Parenteral nutrition (TPN) | 14 | 11.7 |
| Enteral feeding (nasogastric/oragastric) | 54 | 45.0 |
| Breast milk and formula are mixed | 30 | 25.0 |
| Emotions experienced by the mother because of her child’s | ||
| Fear-anxiety | 62 | 51.7 |
| Hopelessness | 5 | 4.2 |
| Guilt | 8 | 6.7 |
| Rebel | 1 | 0.8 |
| All | 27 | 22.5 |
| None | 17 | 14.2 |
| Spiritual changes experienced by the mother due to her child’s | ||
| Increase in worship | 6 | 5.0 |
| Increasing spiritual strength | 49 | 40.8 |
| Decreased spiritual strength | 4 | 3.3 |
| Increase in worship and increase in spiritual power | 40 | 33.3 |
| None | 21 | 17.5 |
| Total | 120 | 100.0 |
| Mother Age (years)a | 29.63 ± 5.80 | (18–47) |
| Duration of marriage (years) | 6.20 ± 5.08 | (1–22) |
| Number of pregnancies | 2.30 ± 1.15 | (1–7) |
| Gestational age (weeks)a | 34.55 ± 4.21 | (25–42) |
| Birth Weight (grams)a | 2.531,92 ± 1.038 | (0.685–5.090) |
| Birth Height (cm) | 45.33 ± 6.15 | (26–54) |
| Length of stay in NICU (days) | 8.33 ± 7.94 | (7–46) |
| Frequency of visiting the baby in the NICU | 2.11 ± 1.04 | (1–4) |
aMean ± SD