Investigating the effect of rocking the newborn on the attachment behaviors of mothers with premature newborn

Investigating the effect of rocking the newborn horizontally on the attachment behaviors of mothers with premature newborn hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230312057699N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-05-13

Start date

2023-05-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-29

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Conditions

Caring for a premature baby. Healthy person accompanying sick person

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention consists of rocking a calm and alert baby horizontally, half an hour before feeding, for 12 minutes a day (four times and three minutes each time)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mothers with babies with a fetal age of 33-36 weeks Hemodynamic stability No need for mechanical ventilation Absence of congenital malformations Not having a chronic illness of the mother and having skin, eye or voice contact with the newborn

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Taking care of the baby by other family members other than the mother

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Attachment. Timepoint: Measurement of attachment before the start of the intervention (first stage) and after two weeks have passed since the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Avant Attachment Checklist.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Nikbakhti

Yazd University of Medical Sciences

nikbakht5253@gmail.com+98 71 3833 2540

Outcome results

None listed

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