Skin-to-skin Contact Time and Maternal Psychology

Mersin University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Skin to Skin Contact

Treatments: Other: 5 minutes skin to skin contact; Other: 60 minutes skin to skin contact

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05479955

GGI

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

• Cesarean section,
• Complications,
• Psychological or psychiatric disorder,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

5 minutes skin to skin contact

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Other: 5 minutes skin to skin contact

60 minutes skin to skin contact

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Other: 60 minutes skin to skin contact