The Effect of Kangaroo Care on Parents' Perceived Parenting Self-Efficacy, Infant Attachment and Newborn Vital Signs

Determination of the Effect of Kangaroo Care Applied to Premature Newborns by Their Parents on the Newborn's Vital Signs, Parents' Perceived Parenting Self-Efficacy Level and Infant Attachment

This study was planned to determine the effect of kangaroo care applied by parents of premature newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit on the newborn's vital signs, perceived parenting self-efficacy level and attachment to the baby.

The research is a randomized controlled trial and an experimental research design will be used. The research will be carried out with two groups as experimental (newborns given kangaroo care by both mother and father) and control (newborns given kangaroo care only by the mother) groups.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents who volunteered to participate in the research
• Parents who are Turkish citizens and speak Turkish
• Preterm baby born between 28-37 weeks staying in the neonatal intensive care unit
• The mother and father do not have any obstacles in taking care of the kangaroo.
• Mothers and fathers who can come to the hospital regularly on the specified days will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not volunteering to participate in the research
• Parent's inability to speak Turkish
• Presence of a life-threatening major malformation or serious perinatal complication in the premature baby
• Babies with umbilical catheters and central venous catheters will not be included in the study.