EFFECT OF REÄ°KÄ° APPLÄ°ED DURÄ°NG THE POSTPARTUM PERÄ°OD ON BREASTFEEDÄ°NG, PAÄ°N, AND COMFORT IN WOMEN WHO DELÄ°VERED BY CESAREAN SECTÄ°ON The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to determine the effect of Reiki applied to volunteer women after cesarean section on breastfeeding, pain, and comfort in the postpartum period. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is there a difference in postpartum breastfeeding, pain, and comfort between the group receiving Reiki and the group receiving standard care? Is there a difference in postpartum breastfeeding, pain, and comfort between the group receiving Reiki and the group receiving Sham Reiki? Participants will receive Reiki six times postpartum: three times one-on-one during their hospital stay, and remotely in the second, third, and fourth weeks. The control group will receive standard care. The Sham Reiki group will receive Reiki points applied by a person without Reiki knowledge.
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In women who have had a cesarean section, Reiki applied at six separate times during the postpartum period affects their self-efficacy in breastfeeding.
Timeframe: Women who have had a cesarean section will be assessed using a breastfeeding self-efficacy scale through face-to-face meetings on the first and second postoperative days, and by telephone during the fourth week.