The Effect Of Kangaroo Mother Care On Test Weighing In Preterm Infants
The study will be conducted with the Crossover Randomized Controlled Method. The infants who have attained oral feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit will be divided into two groups via randomization in the computer environment. After the randomization, kangaroo care will be applied to the infants in Group 1 during the first feeding hour when they are included in the study and they will be breastfed by their mothers without any other application during the next feeding. On the other hand, no application will be performed on the infants in Group 2 during the first feeding hour when they are included in the study and kangaroo care will be applied to them during the second feeding hour. The infants in both groups will be breastfed by their mothers during the feeding hours.
⁃ \- Agreeing to participate in the study for parents.
⁃ The inclusion criteria for infants were as follows;
• Attaining to oral feeding by the physician in the neonatal intensive care unit
• Being born at 26-36+6 gestational week which is determined according to the mother's last period cycle
• Being at 32-39+6 postmenstrual week during the time they are included in the study
• Having body weight of 1500 grams and above
• Being breastfed at least once
• Having no health problems other than being preterm