• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.59-65
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was conducted to identify differences of the self confidence for newborn baby care before and after clinical convergence baby massage training program. Study subjects were 50 juniors in B nursing college located in Chungnam Province, modified baby massage training programs had been provided 2 hours a day, total 4 times from March 1 to March 25, 2016. Confidence for newborn baby care was measured pre and post program, collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 program, paired t-test. The results of the study showed that the score of self confidence for newborn baby care(t=-7.209, p<.001), feeding(t=-6.025, p<.001), belching(t=-3.870, p<.001), bathing(t=-7.432, p<.001), after bathing hygiene(t=-5.892, p<.001), navel care(t=-3.843, p<.001), assessment of baby condition and baby care(t=-6.113, p<.001) were statistically significant differences before and after baby massage training program. Finally, the findings of this study, clinical convergence baby massage training program based on the necessary knowledge and practice in clinical filed will positively help to develop a confidence for newborn baby care for nursing students in nursing practice and clinical nursing care.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.75-86
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the components and content of nursing intervention studies on mother-infant interactions and to present strategies for future studies. Methods: Four electronic databases in the Korean language were searched to identify studies done between January 1998 and December 2011. The search yielded 145 articles. From these articles, 19 studies met the inclusion criteria. Results: Mother-infant interactions in these studies were found to include verbal and non-verbal communication basic for optimal growth and development of the child. Six kinds of interventions for mother-infant interactions were identified as follows: sensory stimulation, education program, whole body massage, kangaroo care, visiting support, and music therapy. Conclusion: Further studies with well designed clinical trials need to be done in the area of child nursing to provide evidence based data for the development of strategies to promote positive mother-infant interactions.