The Effect of Infant Calming Training Given to Primiparous Mothers on Perception of Maternal Role, Maternal Attachment and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy

Type of Research The research is a randomized controlled experimental study. Place and Time of the Research The study includes primiparous mothers hospitalized in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service of Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital between 01/12/2022-01/10/2023.

Population and Sample of the Research The population of the study will be composed of primiparous mothers hospitalized in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Training and Research Hospital between 01/12/2022 and 01/10/2023. All mothers who were hospitalized in the gynecology service during the data collection period and met the inclusion criteria will be included in the study and sample selection will not be made.

Data Collection Tools "Mother and Baby Descriptive Information Form", "Maternal Attachment Scale", "Postpartum Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form", "Semantic Difference Scale-Me as Mother" and "Sleep and Crying Diary" will be used to collect research data. Developing the 5S application, which is a baby calming technique, as an educational material in the research. A training booklet will be prepared and used by making use of the training materials that Harvey Karp shared with the researchers.

Data Collection The mothers in the control and education groups who meet the inclusion criteria of the study will be verbally informed about the purpose of the study and the method of application. "Informed Consent Form" will be filled in for mothers who agree to participate in the study. Data collection will not be carried out simultaneously with the mothers in the training and control groups, in case the mothers in the ward may be affected by the training provided. According to a computer-generated randomization list, patients will be assigned to one of two groups using the closed-envelope technique.

Control Group: Mothers in the control group will not be given any treatment other than the standard neonatal care routinely given in the clinic. Mother and Baby Descriptive Information Form, Semantic Difference Scale (Me as a Mother) and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale will be filled in by face-to-face interview method, and the Baby Sleep Descriptive Information Form will be filled in during a period of time when the baby is sleeping and the mother is feeling well. and how to fill out the Crying Diary. Since it was deemed appropriate to collect the maternal attachment scale in the first and fourth months after birth, the data of the Maternal Attachment Scale will be collected via the online questionnaire sent to the mothers at the 4th week after birth. At the end of the 8th week, the data will be filled again with the Semantic Difference Scale (Me as the Mother), Maternal Attachment and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale from the mothers. Baby Sleep and Crying Diary forms will be received.