The Effects of Mother-Baby Yoga and Baby Massage on Attachment and Sleep

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects of mother-baby yoga and massage on mother-baby bonding and the baby's sleep.

Method: A randomised, crossover pilot study was conducted in the postpartum service of a hospital between January and November 2023, with 60 mothers and their babies in the postpartum period, 30 in each group. To the mothers and their babies included in the research, baby massage was applied to one group and mother-baby yoga was applied to the other. After four weeks, the groups' practices were changed. In the results of the research, characteristics related to attachment and sleep were evaluated.

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Key information

Conditions

Newborn Mother-Infant Interaction Sleep Yoga

Age range

0 day–5 day

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Antalya Bilim Üniversitesi

Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Babies in the first week of postpartum
Healthy babies,
Therm (37-40 W),
The baby should be at normal birth weight (2500-4000gr),
Mothers who know how to read and writ

Exclusion criteria

Mothers with communication problems,
Individuals whose mother or baby are monitored in intensive care after birth
If the mother has a physical disability or any chronic disease (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, etc.),
Psychological illness in the mother (major depression, psychosis, etc.),
Pregnancy through assisted reproductive techniques,
Mothers who are diagnosed with a sleep disorder and who have their babies treated for this reason.

Treatment and study plan

Baby Massage

Behavioral

In the baby massage application, mothers were trained on baby massage and the massage applied by the mother to her baby was observed once. The baby massage video prepared by the researchers was shared with mothers. Mothers were informed about the importan

Monther-Baby Yoga

Behavioral

Mothers were asked to choose the most suitable time of day for themselves and the baby, to ensure that the baby was fed at least 45 minutes before yoga, and to practice yoga in a calm and dimly lit environment, listening to music or white noise of their choice. One yoga session lasted approximately 20 minutes. Mothers and their babies did mother-baby yoga three times a week for four weeks. Mothers were informed about the importance of having the same treatment room for each treatment. All mothers were called once a week by a researcher to provide counseling and follow-up of the process.

At the end of four weeks, measurement tools were applied to all mothers and the groups were changed, massage was applied to the yoga group, and yoga intervention was applied to the massage group, as in the beginning of the research. At the end of four weeks, all mothers were evaluated for mother-infant attachment and the infant's sleep diary.

Primary outcomes

Attachment

Time frame: It was applied before and after the intervention (4 weeks).

The Mother-Infant Attachment Scale developed by Taylor et al. was used to measure mother-infant attachment. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by (Karakulak et al., 2016). The MIBS is designed to be administered from the first day after birth and allows the mother to express her feelings towards her baby with a single word. This scale, which can be easily and quickly administered by the mother or father alone, shows the relationship between the established bond and the mother's early mood.
Weight and Sleep

Time frame: It was applied before and after the intervention (4 weeks).

Sleep characteristics of the infants were assessed using a sleep diary form created by the researchers. The form included questions about the time of starting the bedtime routine, the time of going to bed, the number of nighttime awakenings, the duration of staying awake at night, the longest sleep time spent without waking up at night, the total sleep time at night, the number of daytime naps, and the total sleep time during the day (Ağapınar et al., 2023; Del-Ponte et al., 2020; Hanifarizani et al., 2020; Mrljak et al., 2022). The mothers were asked to write in this diary to be recorded for one day during the first and last week of the implementation process.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Antalya Bilim University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Mother-Baby Yoga and Baby Massage on Attachment and Sleep: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Feb 21, 2024
Registry last updated: Feb 21, 2024

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