Abstract

Background: The birth of a baby prior to the expected date of its arrival to this world is associated with the emotions, feelings of anxiety, fear over danger, infrequent access and interaction with the infant during the period of hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Aim and objective: The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a Mother Steered Essential Preemies Care Bundle on the level of anxiety among mothers of preemies.

Methodology: A quantitative research approach with quasi-experimental study was adopted. Atotal of 240 mothers of preemies (120 each in the experimental and control group) participated in the study. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select the subjects. Data was collected using Modified Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale.

Result: Comparison of the level of anxiety based on the statistics revealed that the ‘t’ value for anxiety in the experimental group was 10.83. This has shown a very high statistical significance at p≤0.001.

Conclusion: The Mother Steered Essential Preemies Care Bundle was effective in significantly reducing the anxiety of mothers of preemies.

Keywords: Preemies care bundle; anxiety of mothers of preemies