Study on Intermittent Kangaroo Mother Care for First-Time Mothers Impact on Breastfeeding and Maternal Role Perception During the First 24 Hours After Vaginal Birth

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are investigating the effects of Intermittent Kangaroo Mother Care KMC in the early postpartum period on breastfeeding success and how mothers perceive their maternal role. This randomized controlled trial involves primiparous mothers who have given birth vaginally and aims to compare intermittent KMC with routine postpartum care in a hospital setting. The study is conducted between June 2025 and June 2026 at the Bucak State Hospital Delivery Unit and is sponsored by Recep Tayyip Erdogan University. The intervention group will provide intermittent Kangaroo Mother Care by placing their newborns in an upright chest-to-chest position on their bare chest for 24 hours after birth. Mothers will perform KMC sessions lasting about 60 minutes after each breastfeeding, which occurs every 2 to 3 hours. The control group will receive the hospitals standard postpartum care, which includes routine skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding support without additional KMC sessions. Data collection happens at baseline immediately after the first breastfeeding and again at 24 hours postpartum. Participants will complete assessments using the LATCH Breastfeeding Assessment Tool and the Semantic Differential Scale-Myself as a Mother to measure breastfeeding success and maternal role perception. These assessments occur twice once within the first hour after birth and again at the 24th hour. The study monitors breastfeeding and maternal perceptions over this period, with statistical analyses planned to compare groups. Total participation involves hospital stay during the first postpartum day with data collected at two key timepoints.

Kangaroo Care: Breastfeeding Success and Maternal Role