NCT04704180

Facilitated Tucking Position's Effect on Comfort and Breastfeeding

The Effect of Facilitated Tucking in the Early Postpartum Period on Preterm Neonatal Comfort and Breastfeeding Performance: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 92 (actual)
• Sponsor: Selcuk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Weeks – 37 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study investigated the effect of facilitated tucking in the early postpartum period on preterm neonate comfort and breastfeeding performance.

Detailed description

Individualized Developmental Care (IDC) offered by NICUs yields positive outcomes in preterm neonates and neonates. Those positions should be comfortable and safe to promote physiological stability and optimal neuromotor development. The facilitated tucking position is the position of the baby in its mother's womb. It calms the neonate and helps it feel safe and maintain body control. It also improves sleep quality, stabilizes physiological parameters, gives a sense of security, supports motor development, and optimizes energy use. The facilitated tucking position makes it easier for preterm neonates to undergo invasive procedures (heel blood collection, aspiration etc.). However, there is no published research examining the effect of the facilitated tucking position in the early postpartum period on physiological parameters, comfort, and breastfeeding performance in preterm neonates.

Conditions

• Breastfeeding, Exclusive
• Position
• Preterm Birth

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Facilitation Tuchking Position	The nurse placed the neonate in the facilitated tucking position by rolling up a sizeable sterile towel in a U-shape and covering it with covers available in the unit and then placed the neonate in a supine position. The physiological parameters at admission and in the 15th and 30th minutes of facilitated tucking were recorded. In the 30th minute of facilitated tucking, the researcher and the observer nurse completed the COMFORTneo simultaneously but separately. The neonate was in the facilitated tucking position until delivered to its mother. The researcher and the observer nurse had a full view of the neonate's face and body when completing the COMFORTneo, which took them about two minutes. After the neonate stabilized (within the first half an hour to an hour), it was delivered to its mother for breastfeeding based on specialist consent. The first breastfeeding was performed and completed the LATCH by researcher and the observer nurse.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-29
• Primary completion: 2018-11-29
• Completion: 2019-07-03
• First posted: 2021-01-11
• Last updated: 2021-01-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)