The Effects of Sustainable Lactation Support and Partner Endorphin Massage

Research Design This study is designed as a randomized controlled experimental study in which participants are blinded. Location and Characteristics of the Study This research will be conducted in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the State Hospital. State Hospital has been a baby-friendly hospital since 1995. Baby-friendly hospitals are hospitals that encourage breastfeeding, provide mothers with information and correct habits about breastfeeding, and continuously support mothers in initiating and maintaining breastfeeding.In baby-friendly hospitals, breastfeeding consultants trained with up-to-date information provide support to mothers during working hours (08:00-16:00), during pregnancy and the postpartum period, until they are discharged or whenever they visit the outpatient clinic, on topics such as breastfeeding, breast milk, and breastfeeding positions. Midwives and nurses working in the obstetrics and gynecology department provide breastfeeding counseling to mothers during on-call duties and weekends, as well as supporting mothers during working hours. Related/Independent Variable of the Study In this research; Independent variables: socio-demographic characteristics, partner endorphin massage, midwife breastfeeding support Dependent variables: mood, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and maternal bonding Study Population and Sample The study population consists of women who had normal vaginal deliveries at a state hospital between the specified dates.The sample size was determined as 52 women, based on the mean self-efficacy score calculated using breastfeeding self-efficacy data from the study by Yenal et al., with an effect size of 0.8 at a 95% confidence interval and a representativeness of 0.80. 26 women will be included in the control group and 26 in the experimental group.However, considering data loss, the number was calculated as 30 for the control group and 30 for the experimental group.

Inclusion Criteria: * Having a normal delivery at a State Hospital * Having given birth for the first time * Having a normal vaginal delivery * Having undergone a first or second-degree episiotomy (incision) * Not having any abnormalities during the delivery process (prolonged labor, meconium aspiration, pathological deceleration, etc.) * Giving birth to a single child, * Having a live-born baby, * The baby being healthy * The mother and baby being together, * Neither the mother nor the baby having a chronic illness * Not having a psychiatric illness and not using psychiatric medication * Living with one's spouse, * Having reading, writing, and comprehension skills in Turkish * Volunteering to participate in the study and signing the informed consent form * Owning an Android phone Exclusion Criteria: * Having undergone an assisted delivery (vacuum, forceps, cesarean section) * Not being in your first pregnancy * Developing complications during labor (prolonged labor, meconium aspiration, pathological deceleration, etc.) * Having undergone a deep episiotomy (incision) * Giving birth to multiple babies * Stillbirth * Having a condition that requires separation from your baby * Being separated from your spouse * Having a chronic illness in yourself and your baby * Having a baby with anomalies * Having a psychiatric illness and using psychiatric medication * Lacking reading, writing, and comprehension skills in Turkish * Refusing to participate in the research * Not having an Android phone Research Termination Criteria * Mother or baby being hospitalized * Partner not applying endorphin massage * Participant withdrawing from the study