The Effect of Paternal Skin-to-Skin Contact on Breastfeeding Process After Cesarean Section

NCT06646393 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AgriIbrahimCec
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 126
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effect of paternal skin contact on breastfeeding after cesarean section.The research was conducted at Ağrı Training and Research Hospital, Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic between April 2023 and August 2023.A total of 126 mothers who gave birth by cesarean section, their spouses and newborns, 61 in the skin-to-skin contact group and 65 in the control group, participated in the study. Randomization of the groups participating in the study was done by simple random method using the website www.random.org.The socio-demographic characteristics introduction form, the questionnaire regarding skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding process, and the LATCH Breastfeeding and Diagnostic Measurement Tool were used to collect research data.

Conditions

Skin to Skin Contact; Skin to Skin Contact in Cesarean Deliveries

Keywords

skin to skin contact; paternal; breastfeeding; cesarean section

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• LATCH breastfeeding diagnostic scale

  by observing breastfeeding; It is an assessment tool that is quick and easy to apply, created to detect problems that may occur during breastfeeding. Scoring is done between 0-2 and the maximum score that can be obtained is 10. In the non-breakpoint measurement tool, a high score indicates successful breastfeeding.

  after skin contact and before discharge

Study Arms (2)

Paternal skin to skin contact group

EXPERIMENTAL

Father-baby skin-to-skin contact was applied within the first hour immediately after the cesarean delivery. During the Father-Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact stage, the newborns were laid face down on their father's bare chest and covered with a blanket.

Other: Skin to skin contact

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Routine care was given to the control group. After the mothers' procedures were completed, the breastfeeding process was started.

Interventions

Skin to skin contact OTHER

Father-baby skin-to-skin contact was applied within the first hour immediately after the cesarean delivery. During the Father-Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact stage, the newborns were laid face down on their father's bare chest and covered with a blanket.

Paternal skin to skin contact group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Caesarean section
• single and live birth
• giving birth between 38-40 weeks
• not having a mental or physical barrier to breastfeeding,
• not having a need for neonatal intensive care in the baby,
• not having a condition that prevents breastfeeding in the baby,
• not having a condition that prevents skin contact with the baby
• agreeing to participate in the research

You may not qualify if:

• Having a vaginal birth
• Having a premature birth
• Having a mental or physical disability that prevents breastfeeding
• Having the baby referred to neonatal intensive care
• Having a condition that prevents breastfeeding
• Having a condition that prevents skin-to-skin contact

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Agri Ibrahim Cecen University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

Ağrı, Merkez, 04200, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Feeding

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The skin-to-skin group received skin-to-skin contact from a midwife working in the clinic. The outcome assessor is not aware of the groups.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Father-baby skin-to-skin contact was applied within the first hour immediately after the cesarean delivery. During the Father-Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact stage, the newborns were laid face down on their father's bare chest and covered with a blanket.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 14, 2024
• First Posted: October 17, 2024
• Study Start: April 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2023
• Study Completion: August 30, 2023
• Last Updated: October 17, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-04

Locations

TU (1)