The Effect of Kangaroo Care on Father-Baby Attachment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Attachment; Kangaroo Care
• Interventions: Other: Kangaroo care

• Registration Number: NCT06266884
• Lead Sponsor: Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-12-15
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-15
• Study Completion: 2023-11-15
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-20
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 50

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Kangaroo care group	Kangaroo care	The contact numbers of the prospective fathers will be taken and a training video and presentation on kangaroo care will be sent via WhatsApp. Kangaroo care will be applied to the fathers in the experimental group during birth.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fathers' Attachment Level	from birth to 4 month after birth	Father-infant attachment scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Agri Ibrahim Cecen University; 🇹🇷 Agri, Turkey