The Effect of Skin-to-skin Contact Between Mother and Newborn
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-40
SponsorTC Erciyes University
About this trial
A 2016 Cochrane Review shows that skin-to-skin contact promotes breastfeeding and strengthens mother-infant bonding. For the mother, skin-to-skin contact was found to promote early separation of the placenta, reduce postpartum haemorrhage, increase breastfeeding self-efficacy, reduce stress levels and promote oxytocin release. For the infant, it has been revealed that it provides important benefits such as decreased postnatal stress, improved thermoregulation, shortened crying time and increased breastfeeding success.
In line with this information, it is hypothesised that Galvanic Skin Response can be used to objectively evaluate the psychological and mental effects of early skin-to-skin contact on the mother and newborn after birth. The findings of this study will contribute to clinical practice by providing scientific evidence for neonatal care.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Healthy pregnancy between 37-40 weeks
Elective caesarean section
Having a singleton pregnancy
Disqualifiers
Preterm labour under 37 weeks of gestation
Those with known systemic diseases
Those with known fetal anomalies
Pregnant women who will give birth normally
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Birth Under General Anesthesia
Procedure/SurgeryBefore anaesthesia, GSR electrodes will be connected and signal recording will be started. After caesarean section, the newborn will be evaluated and GSR signals will be recorded again after the mother wakes up by providing skin-to-skin contact.
Birth Under Spinal Anesthesia
Procedure/SurgeryGSR electrodes will be connected before anaesthesia, and since the mother will be conscious during caesarean section, the newborn will have skin-to-skin contact with the mother immediately after birth. During this process, GSR signals of the mother and the baby will be recorded.
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: General AnesthesiaExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Spinal AnestesiaExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Galvanic Skin Response
Skin To Skin contact of the newborn with the mother affects the Galvanic Skin Response.
Time frame
Effects of skin-to-skin contact with in 5 minutes after birthSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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