The research will be carried out as a randomized controlled experimental design to evaluate the effectiveness of the breastfeeding support system to increase sucking success in premature infants receiving care in the NICU and breastfeeding self-efficacy in mothers.
In the study, the experimental and control groups will be determined by randomization of premature babies hospitalized in the NICU. While the babies in the control group will be fed with the routine feeding method (bottle) of the NICU, the babies in the experimental group will be fed with the breastfeeding support system by their mother. Research data will be collected using the Premature Baby and Its Mother Information Form, Premature Baby Follow-up Form, LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Scale and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form.
Who can participate
Age range32 Weeks – 35 Weeks
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Postmenstrual age 32 and 35 weeks of gestation,
✓. Over 1500 g,
✓. Switching to oral feeding after feeding with orogastric tube,
✓. Who has been breastfed during gavage feeding,
✓. Those who have not completed the first 24 hours in the transition from oragastric tube feeding to the oral feeding process,
✓. Having cues of readiness for feeding (tolerating enteral nutrition, having a stable oxygen saturation and breathing during feeding, having the ability to lick, swallow and suck, react when mouth and lip are given stimuli),
✓. The mother's willingness to breastfeed her baby,
✓. Premature babies of parents who volunteered to participate in the study will be included.
Exclusion criteria
✕. Having diseases other than being premature
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What they're measuring
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LATCH a breastfeeding charting system and documentation tool