J Pediatr Nurs. 2025 Jul 31;85:171-180. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.07.029. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The study was conducted to examine the effects of mother-baby yoga applied to infants discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and their mothers on mothers’ depression, anxiety, stress levels, perceptions of fragile infants, and mother-infant attachment.
DESIGN AND METHODS: This study was conducted as an interventional randomized controlled trial, with a mother-baby yoga group (n = 20) and a control group (n = 20). Mothers and infants were assigned to groups using the block randomization method.
RESULTS: After ten sessions, mothers in the yoga group had significantly lower scores on the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and the Fragile Infant Perception Scale (p < .05), and higher scores on the Maternal Attachment Scale (p < .05), compared to the control group.
CONCLUSION: Mother-baby yoga effectively reduces maternal depression, anxiety, and stress levels, lowers perceptions of infant fragility, and improves maternal attachment in mothers of preterm infants.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Pediatric nurses should consider mother-baby yoga as a supportive practice in the post-discharge care of preterm infants to promote maternal mental well-being and strengthen early bonding Clinical trial registration number: Clinical Research Information Service, NCT06202937.
PMID:40749378 | DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2025.07.029
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