C-Section babies get skin time: study tests stress and bonding
NCT ID NCT07111949
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether placing a newborn directly on the mother's chest right after a C-section (instead of waiting) can lower stress for both. Researchers will measure baby stress levels, breastfeeding success, and mother pain and stress. About 120 mothers having planned C-sections will take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Mothers; * Planning a cesarean section with spinal anesthesia * Being between the ages of 18-45 * Having a singleton pregnancy * Being between the gestational age of 37-40 weeks * Not having any known health problems (diabetes, gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, renal failure, cardiac problems, psychiatric disorders, etc.) * Agreeing to participate in the study * Having stable general conditions and vital signs before the skin-to-skin contact procedure * Residing in Kütahya Newborns (0-28 days) * Having a gestational age between 37-40 weeks * Having a birth weight between 2500-4500 grams * 1-5. Apgar score ≥ 7 per minute * No health problems, anomalies or congenital diseases * No conditions that prevent sucking such as frenulum (tongue tie) or palate problems Exclusion Criteria: * Caesarean births performed with general anesthesia * Normal births
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kütahya Health Sciences University
Merkez, Kütahya, 43100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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