The Effects of Mother-Baby Yoga and Baby Massage on Attachment and Sleep

NCT ID: NCT06269458

Last Updated: 2024-02-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-12-26

Brief Summary

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects of mother-baby yoga and massage on mother-baby bonding and the baby's sleep.

Method: A randomised, crossover pilot study was conducted in the postpartum service of a hospital between January and November 2023, with 60 mothers and their babies in the postpartum period, 30 in each group. To the mothers and their babies included in the research, baby massage was applied to one group and mother-baby yoga was applied to the other. After four weeks, the groups' practices were changed. In the results of the research, characteristics related to attachment and sleep were evaluated.

Conditions

Newborn; Yoga; Mother-Infant Interaction; Sleep

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Baby Massage

In the baby massage application, mothers were trained on baby massage and the massage applied by the mother to her baby was observed once. The baby massage video prepared by the researchers was shared with mothers. Baby massage application was performed 90 minutes after feeding and each application was performed at the same time. Mothers massaged their babies for 15 minutes three times a week for a month. The Massage Application Content included one minute face, two minutes chest, four minutes arm, two minutes abdominal, four minutes leg and two minutes back massage (Virgian and Setiawati, 2021; Yenigün 2020; Yılmaz, 2019). All mothers were called once a week by a researcher to provide counseling and follow-up of the process.

At the end of four weeks, measurement tools were applied to all mothers and the groups were changed, massage was applied to the yoga group, and yoga intervention was applied to the massage group, as in the beginning of the research.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Baby Massage

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

In the baby massage application, mothers were trained on baby massage and the massage applied by the mother to her baby was observed once. The baby massage video prepared by the researchers was shared with mothers. Mothers were informed about the importan

Mother-Baby Yoga

The mothers in the Mother-Baby Yoga group were given a 10-minute training on mother-baby yoga before the application, and then a session was applied together. Mothers were asked to choose the most suitable time of day for themselves and the baby, to ensure that the baby was fed at least 45 minutes before yoga, and to practice yoga in a calm and dimly lit environment, listening to music or white noise of their choice. One yoga session lasted approximately 20 minutes. Mothers and their babies did mother-baby yoga three times a week for four weeks. Mother baby yoga content; Mood regulation: belly breathing, warm touch from the heart, chair pose, scoop hug, bukka bukka, vortex creation, lush falls one hand two hands, tiny stretches, here and now awareness and dolphin pose.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Monther-Baby Yoga

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Mothers were asked to choose the most suitable time of day for themselves and the baby, to ensure that the baby was fed at least 45 minutes before yoga, and to practice yoga in a calm and dimly lit environment, listening to music or white noise of their choice. One yoga session lasted approximately 20 minutes. Mothers and their babies did mother-baby yoga three times a week for four weeks. Mothers were informed about the importance of having the same treatment room for each treatment. All mothers were called once a week by a researcher to provide counseling and follow-up of the process.

At the end of four weeks, measurement tools were applied to all mothers and the groups were changed, massage was applied to the yoga group, and yoga intervention was applied to the massage group, as in the beginning of the research. At the end of four weeks, all mothers were evaluated for mother-infant attachment and the infant's sleep diary.

Interventions

Baby Massage

In the baby massage application, mothers were trained on baby massage and the massage applied by the mother to her baby was observed once. The baby massage video prepared by the researchers was shared with mothers. Mothers were informed about the importan

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Monther-Baby Yoga

Mothers were asked to choose the most suitable time of day for themselves and the baby, to ensure that the baby was fed at least 45 minutes before yoga, and to practice yoga in a calm and dimly lit environment, listening to music or white noise of their choice. One yoga session lasted approximately 20 minutes. Mothers and their babies did mother-baby yoga three times a week for four weeks. Mothers were informed about the importance of having the same treatment room for each treatment. All mothers were called once a week by a researcher to provide counseling and follow-up of the process.

At the end of four weeks, measurement tools were applied to all mothers and the groups were changed, massage was applied to the yoga group, and yoga intervention was applied to the massage group, as in the beginning of the research. At the end of four weeks, all mothers were evaluated for mother-infant attachment and the infant's sleep diary.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Babies in the first week of postpartum
• Healthy babies,
• Therm (37-40 W),
• The baby should be at normal birth weight (2500-4000gr),
• Mothers who know how to read and writ

Exclusion Criteria

• Mothers with communication problems,
• Individuals whose mother or baby are monitored in intensive care after birth
• If the mother has a physical disability or any chronic disease (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, etc.),
• Psychological illness in the mother (major depression, psychosis, etc.),
• Pregnancy through assisted reproductive techniques,
• Mothers who are diagnosed with a sleep disorder and who have their babies treated for this reason.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 0 Days
• Maximum Eligible Age: 5 Days
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Antalya Bilim University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Antalya Bilim Üniversitesi

Antalya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

ABU-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id