Early Intervention Program to Support Parenting during Pregnancy

• Project/Area Number: 25463488
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan University
• Principal Investigator: SONOBE MAMI 首都大学東京, 人間健康科学研究科, 准教授 (70347821)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HIROSE Taiko 東京医科歯科大学, 保健衛生学研究科, 教授 (10156713) ; USUI Masami 帝京平成大学, ヒューマンケア学部看護学科, 教授 (50349776)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 早期育児支援介入 / 親子の関係性 / 母子相互作用 / Cueの読み取り / 養護性 / 愛着 / 初産婦 / 早期育児支援 / 妊娠期 / 児のサイン / ＮＣＡＳＴ / Ｃｕｅの読み取り / 介入研究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research seeks to assess the effectiveness of an early intervention program we designed for presentation during pregnancy to support parenting. Both groups of participants were primiparas attending a birth center. Maternity classes were held with the 13 members of the intervention group. The program addressed fetal development, baby’s sleeping and waking states, recognizing baby’s cues, and the relationship between mother and baby. A questionnaire was conducted with the intervention group during pregnancy before intervention (T1), during pregnancy after intervention (T2), one month after birth (T3), and with the 12 members of the control group during pregnancy (T1), and one month after birth (T3). Results: mothers’ attachment to the baby increased significantly and on the subordinate nurturance scale, non-acceptance decreased. One month after birth, there was no difference between the two groups regarding attachment to the baby or on the postnatal depression scale.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Influence of older primiparity on childbirth, parenting stress, and mother-child interaction (2016)
  • Author(s): Mami SONOBE, Masami USUI, Kayoko HIROI, Hiromi ASAI, Mayumi HIRAMATSU, Yasutoshi NEKODA and Taiko HIROSE
  • Journal Title: Japan Journal of Nursing Science Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Pages: 229-239
  • DOI: 10.1111/jjns.12110
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Cooperating and relationship within couples rearing twins during the transition to parenthood (2016)
  • Author(s): Mami Sonobe, Chisato Kimura, Mayumi Ikeda, Tomomi Azuma
  • Organizer: 19th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張メッセ（千葉県・千葉市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-14
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Early Intervention to Support Parenting during Pregnancy: Recognizing Infants' Cues and Interactions (2015)
  • Author(s): Mami Sonobe, Masami Usui, Taiko Hirose
  • Organizer: ICM Asia Pacific Regional Conference
  • Place of Presentation: パシフィコ横浜（神奈川県・横浜市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-21
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Early Intervention to Support Parenting during Pregnancy: Recognizing Infants' Cues and Interactions (2015)
  • Author(s): Sonobe Mami, Masami Usui, Taiko Hirose
  • Organizer: ICM Asia Pacific Rwgional Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Pacifico Yokohama (Kanagawa, Yokohama)
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-21