The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Breastfeeding Success in The Early Postpartum Period (Mother Care)

The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Breastfeeding Success in The Early Postpartum Period: Randomized Controlled Study

The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of kangaroo mother care on breastfeeding success in the early postpartum period. The secondary aim was to determine the effect of kangaroo mother care on the vital signs of the mother and the baby.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Kangaroo Mother Care
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Kangoroo mother care

Detailed Description

From the selected sample, assignments to the intervention and control groups will be made by stratified block randomization method and randomizer.org website. Since it is predicted that mothers' previous breastfeeding experiences may affect breastfeeding success, mothers will be stratified in terms of the number of births (first vaginal birth/ two vaginal births). After stratification, block randomization will be performed and mothers will be assigned to the intervention and control groups with similar characteristics.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 104
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Mersi̇n
    • Mersin, Mersi̇n, Turkey
      • Mersin Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inclusion criteria for mothers

  • Being over 18 years of age
  • Agree to participate in the survey (those who signed the Informed Consent Form)
  • Having had their first or second normal birth
  • Being literate
  • Having no communication problems
  • Being a singleton pregnancy
  • Having a gestational age of 37-42 weeks
  • Being open to communication and cooperation
  • Having an intact family unit

• Inclusion Criteria for Babies:

  • Birth weight 2500-4000 gr. between
  • Born by normal delivery
  • APGAR score of 7 and above at 1 and 5 minutes
  • No health problems or congenital anomalies
  • Born between 37 and 42 weeks of pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion Criteria for Mothers:

  • Being under 18 years of age
  • Do not agree to participate in the study
  • Not being able to read or write
  • Having more than two babies
  • Having breast problems that prevent breastfeeding
  • Being born by Caesarean section
  • Having a diagnosed mental or psychological disorder

• Exclusion Criteria for Babies:

  • Weighing less than 2500 grams
  • Weighing more than 4000 grams
  • Being born by Caesarean section
  • APGAR score of less than 7 at 1 and 5 minutes
  • Being born with a congenital anomaly
  • Born before 37 weeks

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: Kangaroo mother care; The practice will take place in the mother and baby's room. Mother and baby will be prepared for the practice. Kangaroo mother care will be provided once, when the service, mother and baby are available, and then the practice will be performed. For skin-to-skin contact, the newborn will be laid naked on the mother's bare chest in the prone position, the newborn's abdomen and chest will be in contact with the mother's skin. Subsequently, the newborn's head will be turned to the side so that the airway remains open. The newborn will stay in this position for at least 45 minutes.	Other: Kangoroo mother care; Kangaroo mother care will be practiced once, when the service, mother and baby are available, and then the training will be given. For skin-to-skin contact, the newborn will be laid naked on the mother's bare chest in the prone position, the newborn's abdomen and chest will be in contact with the mother's skin. Subsequently, the newborn's head will be turned to the side so that the airway remains open. The newborn will stay in this position for at least 45 minutes.
No Intervention: Control; No intervention will be made to the control grup, only the data will be collected at the same time as the study group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
LATCH Breastfeeding and Diagnostic Scale mean scores	This measurement tool consists of five items. The name of the diagnostic tool, LATCH, is formed from the first letters of these five criteria in English.; L, Latch on the breast;; A, Audible swallowing;; T, Type of the nipple;; C, Comfort breast/nipple of the mother;; H, Hold/Help position of the baby. Each item is evaluated between 0-2 points. The total score that can be obtained from the scale is 10, and a high score means high breastfeeding success.	Baseline and 60th minute

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Vital signs of babies	Body temperature	Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of mothers	Body temperature	Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of babies	Respiratory rate	Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of babies	Oxygen saturation	Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of babies	Heart rate	Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of mothers	Respiratory rate	Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of mothers	Oxygen saturation	Baseline and 60th minute
Vital signs of mothers	Heart rate	Baseline and 60th minute

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mersin University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 31, 2025
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 31, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): May 31, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 5, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 4, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): March 7, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 4, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 1, 2025
• Last Verified: June 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Breastfeeding; Skin-to-skin contact; Kangaroo mother care; Kangaroo care
• Other Study ID Numbers: MEU-HEM-GV-220

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

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