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

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Skin to Skin Contact; Skin to Skin Contact in Cesarean Deliveries
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Skin to skin contact

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.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 126
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Merkez
    • Agri, Merkez, Turkey, 04200
      • Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Caesarean section
• single and live birth
• giving birth between 38-40 weeks
• not having a mental or physical barrier to breastfeeding,
• not having a need for neonatal intensive care in the baby,
• not having a condition that prevents breastfeeding in the baby,
• not having a condition that prevents skin contact with the baby
• agreeing to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a vaginal birth
• Having a premature birth
• Having a mental or physical disability that prevents breastfeeding
• Having the baby referred to neonatal intensive care
• Having a condition that prevents breastfeeding
• Having a condition that prevents skin-to-skin contact

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Paternal skin to skin contact group; 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.	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.
No Intervention: Control group; Routine care was given to the control group. After the mothers' procedures were completed, the breastfeeding process was started.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
LATCH breastfeeding diagnostic scale	by observing breastfeeding; It is an assessment tool that is quick and easy to apply, created to detect problems that may occur during breastfeeding. Scoring is done between 0-2 and the maximum score that can be obtained is 10. In the non-breakpoint measurement tool, a high score indicates successful breastfeeding.	after skin contact and before discharge

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): August 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 14, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 16, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): October 17, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 17, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 16, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: cesarean section; breastfeeding; skin to skin contact; paternal
• Other Study ID Numbers: AgriIbrahimCec

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No