Skin-to-skin Contact Time and Maternal Psychology

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-01

Study Completion Date

2022-02-17

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study was to determine the effect of postpartum skin-to-skin contact time on fear of childbirth, birth trauma and maternal attachment.

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Detailed Description

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This is a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Data were collected from 110 women who gave birth in the gynecology clinic of a public hospital in southern Turkey between September 2021 and February 2022. Participants who met the inclusion criteria were informed about the purpose of the study and skin-to-skin contact, informed consent was obtained from those who agreed to participate, and the women were divided into groups according to a 1:1 computer-based randomization program. Data were collected at the time of consent to the study, within the first hour after birth, 24 hours after birth, 4 weeks postpartum, and 4 months postpartum. Collected by the first author. The CONSORT directive was followed in the planning, implementation and writing of the research.

Conditions

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Skin to Skin Contact

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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5 minutes skin to skin contact

Participants were provided care in different rooms, blinded to the differences in practice used between the two groups. Skin-to-skin contact was applied to the babies of the women in this group for 5 minutes immediately after birth. After the application, routine follow-up and care of the newborn was performed and kept under a radiant heater. When the woman became stable, her baby was given and breastfeeding was supported.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

5 minutes skin to skin contact

Intervention Type OTHER

Skin-to-skin contact is defined as placing a naked baby on the mother's bare stomach or breast for at least one hour immediately after birth. The women in this group received 5 minutes of skin-to-skin contact as a clinic routine.

60 minutes skin to skin contact

Participants were provided care in different rooms, blinded to the differences in practice used between the two groups. Skin-to-skin contact application was initiated to the babies of the women in this group immediately after birth and was applied continuously for 60 minutes as recommended by WHO. Follow-up and care of the newborn were done during the application. At the end of 60 minutes, the baby was dressed and given to its mother.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

60 minutes skin to skin contact

Intervention Type OTHER

Skin-to-skin contact is defined as placing a naked baby on the mother's bare stomach or breast for at least one hour immediately after birth. In line with the recommendation of the World Health Organization, 60 minutes of skin-to-skin contact was applied to the women in this group.

Interventions

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5 minutes skin to skin contact

Skin-to-skin contact is defined as placing a naked baby on the mother's bare stomach or breast for at least one hour immediately after birth. The women in this group received 5 minutes of skin-to-skin contact as a clinic routine.

Intervention Type OTHER

60 minutes skin to skin contact

Skin-to-skin contact is defined as placing a naked baby on the mother's bare stomach or breast for at least one hour immediately after birth. In line with the recommendation of the World Health Organization, 60 minutes of skin-to-skin contact was applied to the women in this group.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be able to a normal term vaginal delivery,
* Native language is Turkish,
* Have single fetus
* Must be able to skin to skin contact wit her baby