Skin-to-skin contact after birth for pain and satisfaction
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This study looks at whether holding your baby skin-to-skin right after birth can help reduce your pain, improve your satisfaction with the birth, and affect your vital signs. If you had a healthy, full-term pregnancy and a vaginal birth without pain medication, you may be able to join.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You can read and understand Turkish
- You had a vaginal birth with a single baby (head-first)
- Your baby was full term (38–42 weeks) and weighed between 5.5 and 8.8 pounds
- You did not receive any pain medicine or anesthesia during labor
- Your pregnancy was healthy with no complications
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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