In this study, a repeated measure quasi-experimental design was employed. The research took place in the newborn intensive care unit of two district teaching hospitals and two medical centers in Taipei. Convenient sampling was used to select premature infants whose weight was less than 2000 g, and their mothers. The samples were grouped non-randomly. The control group was given traditional nursing care and the experimental group was given kangaroo care.
The mothers' satisfaction with the different care methods was collected by questionnaire. The questionnaire was filled twice-one before and once after seven days of each nursing care-in order to compare the satisfaction in the different groups and change in satisfaction after completing either method. The influence of both care methods on the premature mother's satisfaction was analyzed by logistic regression. In both groups, satisfaction was increased after completing either care method (p < .001 in both group). Before care, the level of satisfaction was not different between the kangaroo care and traditional nursing care groups (65.6 vs.
62.2; p = .478). However, the satisfaction of the former group was significantly different from the latter group after completing the care (93.2 vs. 83.2; p < .001). The result showed mothers were more satisfied with kangaroo care, if compared with traditional nursing care. Therefore, it is believed that the relationship between the mother and child could be enhanced by practicing kangaroo care.