Status:
COMPLETED
Breast Crawling and Breastfeeding Success
Lead Sponsor:
Sakarya University
Conditions:
Pregnacy
Newborn
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Breast crawling, also referred to as the newborn's self-attachment, was first observed in 1977 and described as the "first important sucking behavior". During the first hour after birth, the newborn e...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Being over 18 years of age,
- Volunteering to participate in the study,
- Ability to speak, write, and understand Turkish,
- No communication difficulties,
- Having had a spontaneous vaginal delivery,
- Primigravida giving birth for the first time,
- The baby was given to the mother within the first hour after birth,
- Having a full-term, singleton, and healthy newborn,
- No condition preventing breastfeeding in either mother or baby.
- The baby was born with an APGAR score of 7 or higher,
- The baby had no tongue, lip, or mouth anomalies,
- Coordination of sucking, rooting, and swallowing was present.
Exclusion
- The mother did not want to participate in the study or wished to terminate the study,
- The mother had a postpartum emergency requiring medical intervention.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 25 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07149766
Start Date
August 25 2025
End Date
December 20 2025
Last Update
January 2 2026
Active Locations (1)
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Sakarya University
Sakarya, Turkey (Türkiye)