Pelibatan ibu dalam perawatan bayi prematur merupakan salah satu komponen konsep family centered care. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh pelibatan ibu terhadap interaksi ibu dan bayi dan kepercayaan diri ibu dalam merawat bayi prematur. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuasi eksperimen one-group pretest-posttest. Penelitian ini melibatkan 16 orang ibu dan bayinya yang dipilih dengan teknik konsekutif di ruang Perinatologi di sebuah RSUP di Jakarta, selama sebulan. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk menilai interaksi ibu-bayi adalah terjemahan Modified Observation of Communication Interaction dan kepercayaan diri ibu diukur menggunakan Maternal Confidence Questionaire yang juga diterjemahkan. Hasil analisis statistik menunjukkan bahwa skala interaksi ibu-bayi dan kepercayaan diri ibu meningkat secara signifikan (p= 0,0005). Hasil penelitian ini merekomendasikan upaya peningkatan pelibatan ibu dalam perawatan bayi prematur di ruang Perinatologi.
Enhancement of Mother-Infant Interaction and Maternal Confidence: The Impact of Mother Involvement in Infant Care in the Neonatology Unit. Mothers? involvement in premature infant care is one of components of the family centered care. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of mothers? involvement on mother-infant interactions and maternal confidence in premature infant care. This study used a quasy experimental with one-group pretest-posttest design. Sixteen participants were selected using consecutive sampling technique in Neonatal Unit Level I-II in General Hospital in Jakarta during one month. Modified Observation of Communication Interaction was translated in to Indonesian and used to observe mother-infant interaction and maternal confidence measured by translated Maternal Confidence Questionaire. The result of statistic analysis showed that mother-infant interactions scale and maternal confidence increase significantly (p= 0.0005). This study recommends the improvement of mothers? involvement in premature infant care in neonatal unit.
