The Effect of Skin-to-Skin Contact Between Father and Baby on Paternal Attachment

Yilmaz M. E., KÖRÜKCÜ Ö., KABUKCUOĞLU K.

Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews, cilt.18, sa.3, ss.248-256, 2022 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2174/2666082218666220705160808
  • Dergi Adı: Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.248-256
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: father-baby contact, Paternal-infant attachment, paternity behaviors, skin to skin contact, skin-to-skin care, transition to fatherhood
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2022 Bentham Science Publishers.Aim: This study aims to determine the effect of skin-to-skin contact between father and baby within the first three hours following childbirth on the level of paternal attachment. Methods: Data were collected from 69 fathers between May-July 2018 with paternal infant attachment scale in Antalya Medical Park Hospital in Turkey in this quasi-experimental study. Results: Total score of the fathers who established skin-to-skin contact with the babies was 82.34±7.76, and that of the control group was 66.07±18.2 (p<0.05). Moreover, the paternalinfant attachment level of the fathers in the study group who became fathers for the first time was higher than that of the control group. Conclusion: The skin-to-skin contact between father and baby following childbirth was an effective practice in the transition to fatherhood.