The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of kangaroo mother care on breastfeeding success in the early postpartum period. The secondary aim was to determine the effect of kangaroo mother care on the vital signs of the mother and the baby.
From the selected sample, assignments to the intervention and control groups will be made by stratified block randomization method and randomizer.org website. Since it is predicted that mothers' previous breastfeeding experiences may affect breastfeeding success, mothers will be stratified in terms of the number of births (first vaginal birth/ two vaginal births). After stratification, block randomization will be performed and mothers will be assigned to the intervention and control groups with similar characteristics.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
104
Kangaroo mother care will be practiced once, when the service, mother and baby are available, and then the training will be given. For skin-to-skin contact, the newborn will be laid naked on the mother's bare chest in the prone position, the newborn's abdomen and chest will be in contact with the mother's skin. Subsequently, the newborn's head will be turned to the side so that the airway remains open. The newborn will stay in this position for at least 45 minutes.
Mersin Hospital
Mersin, Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)
LATCH Breastfeeding and Diagnostic Scale mean scores
This measurement tool consists of five items. The name of the diagnostic tool, LATCH, is formed from the first letters of these five criteria in English. * L, Latch on the breast; * A, Audible swallowing; * T, Type of the nipple; * C, Comfort breast/nipple of the mother; * H, Hold/Help position of the baby. Each item is evaluated between 0-2 points. The total score that can be obtained from the scale is 10, and a high score means high breastfeeding success.
Time frame: Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of babies
Body temperature
Time frame: Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of mothers
Body temperature
Time frame: Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of babies
Respiratory rate
Time frame: Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of babies
Oxygen saturation
Time frame: Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of babies
Heart rate
Time frame: Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of mothers
Respiratory rate
Time frame: Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of mothers
Oxygen saturation
Time frame: Baseline and 60th minute
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Vital signs of mothers
Heart rate
Time frame: Baseline and 60th minute