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NCT Number: NCT06266884

The Effect of Kangaroo Care on Father-Baby Attachment

The aim of the research is to evaluate the attachment level of fathers who received kangaroo care training in the antenatal period and applied kangaroo care in the postpartum period to their babies in the first and fourth months.The research will be conducted in a randomized controlled experimental type with educational intervention. The research will be conducted at Islahiye State Hospital with 25 experimental and 25 control group fathers who meet the inclusion criteria. Fathers in the experimental group will be given kangaroo care training during the antenatal period and postpartum kangaroo care will be applied. No intervention will be made to the control group fathers. The Paternal-Infant Attachment Questionnaire (PPAQ) will be applied to fathers in both groups in the first and fourth months and the results will be compared.

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Key information

Conditions

Kangaroo Care Attachment

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

Ağrı, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The aim of the research is to evaluate the attachment level of fathers who received kangaroo care training in the antenatal period and applied kangaroo care in the postpartum period to their babies in the first and fourth months.The research will be conducted in a randomized controlled experimental type with educational intervention. The research will be conducted at Islahiye State Hospital with 25 experimental and 25 control group fathers who meet the inclusion criteria. Fathers in the experimental group will be given kangaroo care training during the antenatal period and postpartum kangaroo care will be applied. No intervention will be made to the control group fathers. The Paternal-Infant Attachment Questionnaire (PPAQ) will be applied to fathers in both groups in the first and fourth months and the results will be compared.In the study, data will be collected using the father information form, postpartum questionnaire, postpartum kangaroo care competency checklist, kangaroo care application follow-up chart and father-baby attachment scale.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 36-38. Coming to the hospital with her partner between weeks of gestation,
  • Not having any physical and/or mental health problems,
  • Not having a contagious disease transmitted by contact,
  • Agreeing to participate in the research,
  • Knowing Turkish and/or not having communication problems,
  • Using Whatsapp application,
  • Expecting a single baby

Exclusion criteria

  • Being a foreign national, an immigrant or having communication problems,
  • Having any physical and/or mental health problems,Having a transient contagious disease through contact,
  • Refusing to participate in the research,
  • Not using a phone and/or WhatsApp application,
  • Expecting more than one baby

Treatment and study plan

Kangaroo Care

Other

Kangaroo care is a safe and effective method in which the baby is placed in an upright position on the parent's bare chest, wearing only a diaper and a hat, and the baby's needs for nutrition, warmth, love and trust are met and provides positive interaction between the parent and the baby.

Primary outcomes

  1. Fathers' Attachment Level

    Time frame: from birth to 4 month after birth

    Father-infant attachment scale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

Other

Collaborators

  • Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Kangaroo Care Training Given to Expectant Fathers in the Antenatal Period on Postpartum Father-Baby Attachment: Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Feb 20, 2024
Registry last updated
Feb 20, 2024

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