Sociological, Biological and Behavioral Factors in Relation with Maternal Psychological State Among Mother-Infant Dyads in Wilayah Persekutuan Hospitals

Senjaya, Olivia (2020) Sociological, Biological and Behavioral Factors in Relation with Maternal Psychological State Among Mother-Infant Dyads in Wilayah Persekutuan Hospitals. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Maternal psychological distress is a detrimental factor affecting both mother and infant’s wellbeing. This study aims to determine factors associated with maternal psychological state among mother-infant dyads. Methods: A cross-sectional study consisted of 219 participants recruited from Women and Children Hospital Kuala Lumpur and Hospital Putrajaya was carried out between February and March 2020. Sociological (maternal sociodemographic characteristic, maternity care and social support), biological (obstetric characteristic, birth experience and infant factors), behavioral factors (breastfeeding practice, challenges and self-efficacy) and maternal psychological state were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Most mothers had moderate level of stress (n=144, 65.8%, M=16.66, SD=5.43) and minimal to mild level of anxiety (n=164, 74.9%, M=11.46, SD=11.18). Around 1 in 4 mothers had depression (n=53, 24.2%, M=9.37, SD=5.32). Sociological factors found to be significantly associated with maternal psychological distress are mother’s age, marital status, social support, and traditional postpartum care such as massage (p<0.05). Biological factors found to be significantly associated with maternal psychological state were number of children, initiation of breastfeeding, infant’s age, birth weight, and weight-for-age z score (p<0.05). Behavioral factors found to be significantly associated with maternal psychological state are duration of first milk expression, satisfaction on breastfeeding experience, breastfeeding problems and pain, as well as breastfeeding self-efficacy (p<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of maternal psychological distress has displayed an importance to perform screening among mothers. Furthermore, maternal psychological health should be taken into account as part of postpartum care to ensure wellbeing of mothers and infants. Multiple factors, some were modifiable, have shown to influence maternal psychological state.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2023 03:20
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2023 03:20
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/757

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