NCT05588089

The Effect of Baby Care Training Given to Fathers After Birth

The Effect of Baby Care Training Given to Fathers After Birth on Paternal Attachment, Maternal Postpartum Depression and Quality of Life

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hitit University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to provide infant care training to fathers and to measure father-infant attachment and maternal postpartum depression and quality of life.

Detailed description

Objective: The aim of this study is to provide infant care training to fathers and to measure father-infant attachment and maternal postpartum depression and quality of life. Design: The data for the study were collected using the introductory information form (IIF) and the father-infant attachment scale (FIAS) for fathers, Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale and Postpartum Quality of Life Scale for mothers. Participants and setting: A total of 64 fathers and 64 mothers, including 32 in the intervention group and 32in the control group who met the inclusion criteria of the study were included randomly.

Conditions

• Mothers
• Fathers

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Training group	For the experimental group, "Personal Information Form for Fathers" and "Infant Care Questionnaire" were applied to the fathers in the clinic after birth as a pre-test. In the clinic, baby care training was given to fathers practically in 30-35 minutes. After the applied training, the "Baby Care Training Program Content" prepared by the researchers was given to the fathers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-04
• Primary completion: 2022-06-28
• Completion: 2022-09-27
• First posted: 2022-10-20
• Last updated: 2024-05-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)