The Effect of Gentle Human Touch in Preterm Infants During Heel Lancing

Inclusion Criteria: * Being 32-37 gestational age weeks, * being birth weight of 1500 g and above, * without a congenital anomaly, not having any disease at birth such as neonatal asphyxia, hemolytic status, metabolic disease, skin disease, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and sepsis, * no chest tube, * not connected to a mechanical ventilator, * not having intracranial bleeding, * not taking any medication other than antibiotics and vitamin supplements, * not taking opiates and sedatives within 4 hours before heel lancing, * no painful intervention is applied at least one hour before the heel lancing, * preterm infants whose mothers gave verbal and written consent Exclusion Criteria: * having a congenital anomaly, having any disease at birth such as neonatal asphyxia, hemolytic status, metabolic disease, skin disease, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and sepsis, * being chest tube, * connected to a mechanical ventilator, * having intracranial bleeding, * taking any medication other than antibiotics and vitamin supplements, * taking opiates and sedatives within 4 hours before heel lancing, * painful intervention is applied at least one hour before the heel lancing