Abstract:
This study aimed to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of
kangaroo mothers and their significant associations with their attitudes and
stressors. This also aimed to determine factors that affect their approval of
becoming a foster/kangaroo mother, including the perceived benefits and
barriers they encountered.
Using concurrent mixed method, results were drawn from 30 respondents
(kangaroo mothers in KMC ward of Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital) within
the months of February to April 2015. They were given either selfadministered
or researcher-administered questionnaires. Interviews were
made as the respondents answer their questionnaire to elaborate.
Most of the respondents view the program as beneficial to both mother and
child despite experiencing difficulties in execution of the method. Although
most of the respondents answered that they do not practice foster kangaroo
mother care, they are receptive to the idea of providing kangaroo mother care
to other infants to help them as they feel that they have a responsibility
towards newborns. Foster kangaroo mother care is not strictly implemented as
a policy but a soft rule wherein mothers are not compelled to do it. Mothers
who participated in the KMC program seem to be intrinsically motivated that
situational or external conditions hardly affect their intent and commitment to
the program.
