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

NCT06269458 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-02-21

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Newborn
  • Yoga
  • Mother-Infant Interaction
  • Sleep

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Baby Massage

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

BEHAVIORAL

Monther-Baby Yoga

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Antalya Bilim University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Days
Max Age
5 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-01
Primary Completion
2023-11-25
Completion
2023-12-26

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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