Research Article
The Effects of Skin-to-Skin Contact on Temperature and Breastfeeding Successfulness in Full-Term Newborns after Cesarean Delivery
Table 1
The relationship between demographic characteristics of mothers and infants in the skin-to-skin contact and routine care groups.
| Variable | Group | | | Skin-to-skin contact | Routine care |
| Mother’s age | 27.66 ± 9.32 | 27.28 ± 6.88 | 0.83 | 0.22 | Mother’s weight (kg) | 79 ± 12.95 | 81.3 ± 11.73 | 0.37 | −0.9 | Mother’s gestational age (week) | 39 ± 0.92 | 38.8 ± 1.017 | 0.66 | 0.44 | Infant’s weight | 3240 ± 287.8 | 3220 ± 339.9 | 0.78 | 0.28 | Infant’s head circumference (cm) | 35.5 ± 1.03 | 35.7 ± 1.12 | 0.42 | −0.8 | Infant’s chest circumference (cm) | 34.2 ± 1.07 | 34.3 ± 1.3 | 0.6 | −5.3 | Infant’s height (cm) | 49.8 ± 3.52 | 49.8 ± 3.10 | 0.83 | −0.2 | First-minute Apgar | 9 ± 0 | 9 ± 0 | — | — | Fifth-minute Apgar | 10 ± 0 | 10 ± 0 | — | — | Number of miscarriages | | | | | 0 | 39 (84.8%) | 39 (88.6%) | 0.83 | | 1 | 6 (13%) | 4 (9.1%) | 2 | 1 (2.2%) | 1 (2.3%) | Number of pregnancies | | | | | 1, 2 | 37 (73%) | 37 (79.5%) | 0.67 | | 3 and more | 9 (26.1%) | 8 (20.5%) | Number of children | | | | | 1 | 23 (50%) | 27 (61.4%) | 0.27 | | More than 1 | 23 (50%) | 17 (38.8%) | | | Educational level | | | | | Lower than high school diploma | 19 (41.3%) | 13 (29.5) | 0.59 | | High school diploma | 22 (48.8%) | 23 (52.3%) | Bachelor’s degree and higher | 5 (10.9%) | 8 (18.2%) | Infant’s gender | | | | | Female | 23 (50%) | 26 (59.1%) | 0.38 | | Male | 23 (50%) | 18 (40.9%) | History of lactation | | | | | Yes | 22 (48.8%) | 13 (29.5%) | 0.14 | | No | 24 (52.2%) | 31 (70.5%) | Problems during pregnancy | | | | | Yes | 26 (56.5%) | 27 (61.4%) | 0.64 | | No | 20 (43.5%) | 17 (38.6%) |
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