Comparison of the effect of companion and midwife presence during the mother-and-baby skin-to-skin contact

Comparison of the effect of companion and midwife presence during the mother-and-baby skin-to-skin contact on pain and maternal anxiety and neonate physiological indices

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200120046200N2

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-12

Start date

2020-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-05-18

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Conditions

Maternal pain and anxiety and assessment of neonatal physiological parameters.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Immediately after birth, the baby will be placed on the maternal abdomen, and dried, and the Apgar scores will be determined. If conditions will be appropriate for

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Single pregnancy and wanted pregnancy Natural delivery Lack of obstetrics complications (such as gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, prolonged or suspended labor, and fetal distress) No history of maternal medical diseases or mental illnesses Birth weight =2500 One minute Apgar score = 7 No medical problem and abnormality in the baby Gestational age = 37 weeks No manual removal of placenta No analgesia during labor No prohibition of breastfeeding Having a lady companion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Maternal unwillingness to participate in the research Third-or fourth-degree perineal lacerations Postpartum hemorrhage Five minute Apgar score < 7 Anything interrupting skin-to-skin contact

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mother's pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, 30, 60 and 90 minutes after beginning skin to skin contact. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).;Infant temperature. Timepoint: Before intervention, 30, 60 and 90 minutes after beginning skin to skin contact. Method of measurement: Mercury thermometer.;Infant heart rate. Timepoint: Before intervention, 30, 60 and 90 minutes after beginning skin to skin contact. Method of measurement: Pulse Oximeter device.;Percentage of oxygen saturation of the infant's blood. Timepoint: Before intervention, 30, 60 and 90 minutes after beginning skin to skin contact. Method of measurement: Pulse Oximeter device.;Mother's anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention, 30, 60 and 90 minutes after beginning skin to skin contact. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).	—

Measure

Time frame

Mother's pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, 30, 60 and 90 minutes after beginning skin to skin contact. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).;Infant temperature. Timepoint: Before intervention, 30, 60 and 90 minutes after beginning skin to skin contact. Method of measurement: Mercury thermometer.;Infant heart rate. Timepoint: Before intervention, 30, 60 and 90 minutes after beginning skin to skin contact. Method of measurement: Pulse Oximeter device.;Percentage of oxygen saturation of the infant's blood. Timepoint: Before intervention, 30, 60 and 90 minutes after beginning skin to skin contact. Method of measurement: Pulse Oximeter device.;Mother's anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention, 30, 60 and 90 minutes after beginning skin to skin contact. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyedeh Saeedeh Mousavi

Iran University of Medical Sciences

Saideh.musavi@yahoo.com+98 21 4365 1807

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026