NCT06646393

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

The Effect of Paternal Skin-to-Skin Contact on Breastfeeding Process After Cesarean Section:A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 126 (actual)
• Sponsor: Agri Ibrahim Cecen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Detailed description

The research was conducted in two groups: skin contact group and control group. 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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Skin to skin contact	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-01
• Primary completion: 2023-06-01
• Completion: 2023-08-30
• First posted: 2024-10-17
• Last updated: 2024-10-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)