Effects of Father-Neonate Skin-to-Skin Contact on Attachment

NCT02886767 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: CGH-P101077
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 83
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study examines the effect of skin-to-skin contact between father and newborn on the father-neonate attachment relationship. By block randomization, participants were allocated to an experimental (n=41) or a control group (n=42).

Conditions

Parent-Child Relations

Keywords

skin to skin contact

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Paternal Attachment measured by the Paternal Attachment Questionnaire (PAQ)

  measured by the Paternal Attachment Questionnaire (PAQ)

  the first three postpartum days

Study Arms (2)

skin-to-skin contact (SSC)

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental: a daily skin-to-skin contact (SSC) at least 15 minutes in length

Other: skin to skin contact

Control: hospital routine care

NO INTERVENTION

As the hospital routine. Allow the father to visit the neonate, touching the neonate

Interventions

skin to skin contact OTHER

The researchers facilitated initial SSC between intervention-group participants and their infants within 24 hours of birthing under conditions that did not adversely affect spontaneous mother-infant SSC nor interfere with the early initiation of breastfeeding. Because it is standard practice to discharge vaginal-birth mothers on the third postpartum day, this study implemented the intervention during the first three postpartum days for both vaginal and cesarean birth cases.

skin-to-skin contact (SSC)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• older than 20 years;
• be at the hospital daily until discharge;
• be a nonsmoker;
• not have an alcohol addiction or be diagnosed with a psychological disorder; and
• sign an informed consent agreement.

You may not qualify if:

• the neonate gestational age less than 37 weeks;
• the neonate vital signs unstable; and
• the neonate with congenital abnormalities or diseases.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences: lead

Related Publications (10)

• Shorey S, He HG, Morelius E. Skin-to-skin contact by fathers and the impact on infant and paternal outcomes: an integrative review. Midwifery. 2016 Sep;40:207-17. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2016.07.007. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

  PMID: 27476026 RESULT

• Cong X, Ludington-Hoe SM, Hussain N, Cusson RM, Walsh S, Vazquez V, Briere CE, Vittner D. Parental oxytocin responses during skin-to-skin contact in pre-term infants. Early Hum Dev. 2015 Jul;91(7):401-6. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.04.012. Epub 2015 May 16.

  PMID: 25988992 RESULT

• Nimbalkar A, Patel D, Sethi A, Nimbalkar S. Effect of skin to skin care to neonates on pulse rate, respiratory rate SPO2 and blood pressure in mothers. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2014 Apr-Jun;58(2):174-7.

  PMID: 25509971 RESULT

• Moore ER, Anderson GC, Bergman N. Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD003519. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003519.pub2.

  PMID: 17636727 RESULT

• Cho ES, Kim SJ, Kwon MS, Cho H, Kim EH, Jun EM, Lee S. The Effects of Kangaroo Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on the Physiological Functions of Preterm Infants, Maternal-Infant Attachment, and Maternal Stress. J Pediatr Nurs. 2016 Jul-Aug;31(4):430-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2016.02.007. Epub 2016 Mar 11.

  PMID: 26975461 RESULT

• Stevens J, Schmied V, Burns E, Dahlen H. Immediate or early skin-to-skin contact after a Caesarean section: a review of the literature. Matern Child Nutr. 2014 Oct;10(4):456-73. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12128. Epub 2014 Apr 10.

  PMID: 24720501 RESULT

• Conde-Agudelo A, Belizan JM, Diaz-Rossello J. Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Mar 16;(3):CD002771. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002771.pub2.

  PMID: 21412879 RESULT

• Lee SB, Shin HS. [Effects of Kangaroo Care on anxiety, maternal role confidence, and maternal infant attachment of mothers who delivered preterm infants]. Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi. 2007 Oct;37(6):949-56. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2007.37.6.949. Korean.

  PMID: 17992067 RESULT

• Wang YH, Kuo HH. [The nursing experience in helping an unmarried adolescence girl to care for her premature infant]. Hu Li Za Zhi. 2006 Oct;53(5):76-83. Chinese.

  PMID: 17004211 RESULT

• Chen EM, Gau ML, Liu CY, Lee TY. Effects of Father-Neonate Skin-to-Skin Contact on Attachment: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nurs Res Pract. 2017;2017:8612024. doi: 10.1155/2017/8612024. Epub 2017 Jan 17.

  PMID: 28194281 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Chien-Huei Kao, PhD

  National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head Nurse and graduate student of NTUNHS

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 29, 2016
• First Posted: September 1, 2016
• Study Start: December 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2013
• Study Completion: December 1, 2013
• Last Updated: September 2, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share