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The Effect of the Message Left by Mothers Whose Babies Are in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

NCT06741176 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2024-12-27

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Summary

Newborn babies may need to stay in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) immediately after birth for many reasons such as premature birth, low birth weight, respiratory distress, infection, jaundice. Depending on the cause and level of the newborn's illness, the length of stay may be extended, lasting weeks or even months. This situation negatively affects mother-infant bonding, causing mothers to be unable to establish healthy communication with their babies. For mothers in particular, leaving their babies in the NICU makes them feel inadequate and hopeless.

Attachment is the emotional bond that a baby establishes with its mother or the person who cares for it. This bond established between the mother and the baby affects the emotional, social, cognitive and moral development of the individual throughout their life. It is known that secure attachment contributes to the physical and mental development of babies, while insecure attachment is associated with various mental illnesses. For these reasons, it is important to initiate secure attachment between the mother and the baby during the neonatal period.

The aim of this planned study is to examine the effect of the messages left by mothers whose babies are in the NICU on mother-infant bonding and the mothers' level of hope. Mothers leaving messages for their babies provides a context in which they can express themselves to their babies and may positively affect mother-infant bonding and the mother's level of hope in the NICU.

Conditions

  • Breast Milk
  • Premature

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Experimental

The research data will be collected with mothers whose babies are in the NICU. Information about the research will be given to mothers who come to leave milk for their babies and the research will be conducted with those who agree to participate. All surveys will be pre-tested on the mothers without randomization and the group they are in will be determined by randomization. The mothers in the experimental group will be asked to write messages to their babies on the milk bags they bring in the mornings for 3 days. They will be asked to write on the paper attached to the milk bag what they want to tell their baby that the investigators will read the message to them and to return it every morning. The post-test of all surveys will be conducted at the end of the 3rd day.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

The research data will be collected with mothers whose babies are in the NICU. Information about the research will be given to mothers who come to leave milk for their babies and the research will be conducted with those who agree to participate. All surveys will be pre-tested on the mothers without randomization and the group they are in will be determined by randomization. The post-tests will be conducted 3 days after the pre-test without any messages being requested from the mothers in the control group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Semra Kose

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-01
Primary Completion
2025-04-15
Completion
2025-06-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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