RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07543029

Kangaroo Care: Breastfeeding Success and Maternal Role

The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care Applied in the Early Postpartum Period to Primiparous Mothers on Breastfeeding Success and Perception of the Maternal Role

Sponsor

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

Enrollment

112 participants

Start Date

Jun 1, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Postpartum Care Breastfeeding Kangaroo Care Maternal Role

Summary

Purpose: This is a randomized controlled trial designed to investigate the effects of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) applied in the early postpartum period to primiparous mothers on breastfeeding success and the perception of the maternal role. Methodology and Sample: Setting and Period: The study will be conducted at the Bucak State Hospital Delivery Unit between June 2025 and June 2026. Sample Size: Based on G\*Power analysis (alpha=0.05, power=80%, effect size d=0.566), a total of 112 mothers (56 intervention, 56 control) will be included, accounting for a 10% potential attrition rate. Participants will be assigned to groups using the sealed envelope method and randomization via www.random.org. Intervention: Experimental Group: Following routine care, the newborn will be placed in a "chest-to-chest" position on the mother's bare chest for Kangaroo Care. Intermittent KMC will be maintained for 24 hours, during which breastfeeding attempts will be supported. Control Group: Mothers and newborns will receive only the hospital's routine care (standard skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding support). Data Collection Tools: Personal Information Form, Semantic Differential Scale-Myself as a Mother (to measure maternal role perception), LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment Tool (to evaluate breastfeeding success).

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 49 Years

Inclusion Criteria13

For mothers:
It must be the mother's first birth,
Birth must have been vaginal,
The mother must be healthy,
The mother must voluntarily participate in the study,
The mother must not have any communication-impairing conditions (language, cognitive problems, etc.),
For babies:
Birth weight must be between 2500-4000 grams;
The newborn must be healthy,
Exclusively breastfed,
The newborn must be at term gestation (38-42 weeks),
The newborn's Apgar score at 1 and 5 minutes must be above 7,
The newborn must not have any health problems that could affect breastfeeding (cleft palate, cleft lip, esophageal atresia, etc.).

Exclusion Criteria1

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALKangaroo Mother Care

Newborns will be placed in an upright chest-to-chest position on the mother's bare chest. This intermittent skin-to-skin contact will be applied in sessions according to the mother's and newborn's stability and comfort, and will be maintained at regular intervals throughout the first 24 hours postpartum.