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.

VariableGroup
Skin-to-skin contactRoutine care

Mother’s age27.66 ± 9.3227.28 ± 6.880.830.22
Mother’s weight (kg)79 ± 12.9581.3 ± 11.730.37−0.9
Mother’s gestational age (week)39 ± 0.9238.8 ± 1.0170.660.44
Infant’s weight3240 ± 287.83220 ± 339.90.780.28
Infant’s head circumference (cm)35.5 ± 1.0335.7 ± 1.120.42−0.8
Infant’s chest circumference (cm)34.2 ± 1.0734.3 ± 1.30.6−5.3
Infant’s height (cm)49.8 ± 3.5249.8 ± 3.100.83−0.2
First-minute Apgar9 ± 09 ± 0
Fifth-minute Apgar10 ± 010 ± 0
Number of miscarriages
 039 (84.8%)39 (88.6%)0.83
 16 (13%)4 (9.1%)
 21 (2.2%)1 (2.3%)
Number of pregnancies
 1, 237 (73%)37 (79.5%)0.67
 3 and more9 (26.1%)8 (20.5%)
Number of children
 123 (50%)27 (61.4%)0.27
 More than 123 (50%)17 (38.8%)
Educational level
 Lower than high school diploma19 (41.3%)13 (29.5)0.59
 High school diploma22 (48.8%)23 (52.3%)
 Bachelor’s degree and higher5 (10.9%)8 (18.2%)
Infant’s gender
 Female23 (50%)26 (59.1%)0.38
 Male23 (50%)18 (40.9%)
History of lactation
 Yes22 (48.8%)13 (29.5%)0.14
 No24 (52.2%)31 (70.5%)
Problems during pregnancy
 Yes26 (56.5%)27 (61.4%)0.64
 No20 (43.5%)17 (38.6%)