This study aims to investigate the effect of paternal skin contact on breastfeeding after cesarean section.The research was conducted at Ağrı Training and Research Hospital, Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic between April 2023 and August 2023.A total of 126 mothers who gave birth by cesarean section, their spouses and newborns, 61 in the skin-to-skin contact group and 65 in the control group, participated in the study. Randomization of the groups participating in the study was done by simple random method using the website www.random.org.The socio-demographic characteristics introduction form, the questionnaire regarding skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding process, and the LATCH Breastfeeding and Diagnostic Measurement Tool were used to collect research data.

The research was conducted in two groups: skin contact group and control group. This study aims to investigate the effect of paternal skin contact on breastfeeding after cesarean section.The research was conducted at Ağrı Training and Research Hospital, Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic between April 2023 and August 2023.A total of 126 mothers who gave birth by cesarean section, their spouses and newborns, 61 in the skin-to-skin contact group and 65 in the control group, participated in the study. Randomization of the groups participating in the study was done by simple random method using the website www.random.org.The socio-demographic characteristics introduction form, the questionnaire regarding skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding process, and the LATCH Breastfeeding and Diagnostic Measurement Tool were used to collect research data.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Caesarean section
• single and live birth
• giving birth between 38-40 weeks
• not having a mental or physical barrier to breastfeeding,
• not having a need for neonatal intensive care in the baby,
• not having a condition that prevents breastfeeding in the baby,
• not having a condition that prevents skin contact with the baby
• agreeing to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a vaginal birth
• Having a premature birth
• Having a mental or physical disability that prevents breastfeeding
• Having the baby referred to neonatal intensive care
• Having a condition that prevents breastfeeding
• Having a condition that prevents skin-to-skin contact

The skin-to-skin group received skin-to-skin contact from a midwife working in the clinic. The outcome assessor is not aware of the groups.