The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care Applied to the Healthy Newborns on Breastfeeding

This study aims to determine the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) applied to the healthy newborns in the early postpartum period on breastfeeding. The results of the study are expected to contribute to promoting the practice of KMC in an effort to encourage breastfeeding not only in Turkey's hospitals but also in other developing countries where practices that negatively affect breastfeeding are prevalent. The hypotheses of the study were determined as: Infants administered KMC start to breastfeed sooner (H1), breastfeed more frequently (H2), breastfeed for longer periods (H3), are more successful at breastfeeding (H4) than infants receiving standard postpartum care (SPC).