Skin-to-skin Contact Time and Maternal Psychology

Skin to Skin Contact Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effect of Skin to Skin Contact Time After Childbirth on Fear of Child Birth, Birth Trauma and Maternal Attachment: A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of postpartum skin-to-skin contact time on fear of childbirth, birth trauma and maternal attachment.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Data were collected from 110 women who gave birth in the gynecology clinic of a public hospital in southern Turkey between September 2021 and February 2022. Participants who met the inclusion criteria were informed about the purpose of the study and skin-to-skin contact, informed consent was obtained from those who agreed to participate, and the women were divided into groups according to a 1:1 computer-based randomization program. Data were collected at the time of consent to the study, within the first hour after birth, 24 hours after birth, 4 weeks postpartum, and 4 months postpartum. Collected by the first author. The CONSORT directive was followed in the planning, implementation and writing of the research. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Skin to Skin Contact

• NCT number: NCT05479955
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Mersin University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2021
• Completion date: February 17, 2022