NCT06269458

The Effects of Mother-Baby Yoga and Baby Massage on Attachment and Sleep

The Effects of Mother-Baby Yoga and Baby Massage on Attachment and Sleep: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Antalya Bilim University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Days – 5 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects of mother-baby yoga and massage on mother-baby bonding and the baby's sleep. Method: A randomised, crossover pilot study was conducted in the postpartum service of a hospital between January and November 2023, with 60 mothers and their babies in the postpartum period, 30 in each group. To the mothers and their babies included in the research, baby massage was applied to one group and mother-baby yoga was applied to the other. After four weeks, the groups' practices were changed. In the results of the research, characteristics related to attachment and sleep were evaluated.

Conditions

• Newborn
• Yoga
• Mother-Infant Interaction
• Sleep

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Baby Massage	In the baby massage application, mothers were trained on baby massage and the massage applied by the mother to her baby was observed once. The baby massage video prepared by the researchers was shared with mothers. Mothers were informed about the importan
BEHAVIORAL	Monther-Baby Yoga	Mothers were asked to choose the most suitable time of day for themselves and the baby, to ensure that the baby was fed at least 45 minutes before yoga, and to practice yoga in a calm and dimly lit environment, listening to music or white noise of their choice. One yoga session lasted approximately 20 minutes. Mothers and their babies did mother-baby yoga three times a week for four weeks. Mothers were informed about the importance of having the same treatment room for each treatment. All mothers were called once a week by a researcher to provide counseling and follow-up of the process. At the end of four weeks, measurement tools were applied to all mothers and the groups were changed, massage was applied to the yoga group, and yoga intervention was applied to the massage group, as in the beginning of the research. At the end of four weeks, all mothers were evaluated for mother-infant attachment and the infant's sleep diary.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-01
• Primary completion: 2023-11-25
• Completion: 2023-12-26
• First posted: 2024-02-21
• Last updated: 2024-02-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)