The Effect of Kangaroo Father Care Transport on Preterm Infants

Zeynep Büşra GÜÇLÜ

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Fathers; Nurse's Role; Preterm Birth

Treatments: Behavioral: kangaroo care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06725914

Selcuk University Health Care

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to investigate the effect of paternal kangaroo care and transport on physiologic parameters, anxiety and paternal attachment in preterm infants.

Full description

This study was conducted to determine the effects of paternal kangaroo care and transport of preterm infants on the physiologic parameters of the infant and the anxiety and attachment levels of the fathers.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 34 to 37 weeks old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Neonatal related;

• Born by caesarean section,
• Born at 34-36+6 weeks gestation,
• Apgar score of 7 and above at 1 and 5 minutes,
• Stable and healthy,
• Infants with a body weight of 1500 g and above were included. It's about the father;
• Who volunteered to participate in the study,
• No mental and psychological problems,
• No communication problems (speech, hearing and severe visual impairment),
• Fathers who did not carry contact-transmitted diseases (Covid-19, herpes simplex, scabies, etc.) were included.

Exclusion Criteria:- Congenital anomalies,

• Abdominal defects such as ompholocele, diaphragmatic hernia, gastroschisis,
• Receiving invasive and noninvasive respiratory support,
• With chest tube and umbilical catheter,
• Foreign babies and their fathers were ostracized.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Implementation of paternal early kangaroo care transport

Experimental group

Description:

Early kangaroo care was administered immediately after delivery. The fathers were seated on a wheelchair for transportation from the gynecology operating room to the NICU. The newborn was then dressed in a diaper and hat. The preterm baby was laid naked on the father's bare chest in an upright position. Preterms were secured with a kangaroo care garment in the frog leg position in the prone position with the head turned to the side. The baby was covered with a blanket to prevent heat loss.

Treatment:

Behavioral: kangaroo care

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The babies in the control group were transported to the NICU in the arms of the nurse after birth as in the clinical routine.