2018 Volume 32 Issue 2 Pages 138-146
Purpose
Newborns delivered normally at full term are not covered by the current medical insurance system. There is no criterion for the proper assignment of nursing staff in newborns. Fundamental materials are being desired to ensure infant safety and increase the quality of nursing care. The purpose of this study was to clarify the nursing care and time in maternity wards. Target subjects were newborns from immediately after birth to day four.
Method
We applied a one-on-one time study method to investigate nursing care provided to newborns delivered normally for the first eight hours immediately after birth, and for eight hours between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm on day one to day four at three hospitals with maternity wards.
Results
Subjects of this study were 64 newborns delivered normally and 122 nurses. Nursing care provided to the newborns changed according to the day after birth. Mean nursing time was approximately two hours per newborn during the eight hours measured. No significant difference was observed in the time used to provide nursing care among the days.
Conclusion
This study clarified the nursing care and time for newborns. Furthermore, it is desirable to accumulate data to consider the proper assignment of nursing staff in newborns.
