New Born Care Self Eficacy Deficit: Role of Nurses and Midwives

Abstract

After birth, a new period begins in the lives of the woman and infant. Researchers who studied the experiences and the difficulties of women during the postnatal period determined that women lack sufficient knowledge and have concerns in terms of infant care, selfcare, and emotional adjustment (Sari & Altay 2020; Shrestha, etal, 2015). Becoming a parent comes with challenges in adapting to the parenting role and taking care of the infant (Shrestha et al., 2019). Even though this is equally true for men and women (Kranenburg et al., 2019), women are often in focus with respect to the transition from the prenatal to the early postnatal phase. They undergo major bodily changes while carrying a child, giving birth, and recovering from this experience, and still serve as primary caregivers for young infants in most families (Samdan,  et al., 2022).The seminar objectives are to describe:The concept of new born care,the challenges faced by mothers of newborn that requires self-efficacy,The factors behind the challenges related to care of newborns among mothers,The concept of self-efficacy as it relates to challenges faced by mothers of newborns and to highlight the role of nurses and midwives enhancing self-efficacy of mothers in care of newborn.from data base literature search gather from pubmed,google scholar,sci-space and consensors.findings reviewed thatindeed, although the mothers reported to be in a significant relationship and to be supported in their daily life with their newborns by their partner and family, they experienced a high level of parenting stress. This aspect findings further reveals the strong impact the child’s birth has on the psychological well-being of mothers. Thus social support did not reduce the parenting stress in the first days after the delivery, but it takes a longer time to be a protective factor for the well-being of mothers. Indeed, the first days of a mother and child relationship are a delicate period, characterized by daily discoveries and learnings (Tognasso et al,2022).Consistently, the mothers are characterized by high levels of avoidant and anxious attachment, dimensions associated with more negative expectations about parenting, including uncertainty about parenting ability( Sable,2008) .These results are in line with the literature that highlights how having a baby activates the mother’s attachment system (Mazzeschi, et,2015)and how the attachment is linked to parental caregiving (Pace,et al,2015). In the current study, we explored the complex relationship between mothers’ attachment, parenting stress, maternal self-efficacy, and confidence in caretaking, aiming to understand whether adult attachment influences the mother’s confidence in caretaking and if parenting stress and maternal self-efficacy could mediate in this relationship.The study examines the impact of maternal attachment on parenting stress and self-efficacy in the first month after childbirth. It found that avoidant attachment decreases maternal confidence in caretaking, mediated by parenting stress. Anxiety attachment did not affect confidence or parenting stress. The study suggests further research to understand the relationship between maternal attachment and lack of confidence in caretaking throughout the first year. Recommendations include developing technology interventions, supporting parents during the transition process, and incorporating health literacy strategies.