Umbilical Cord Seperation Time and Related Factors

Year 2022, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 47 - 54, 25.02.2022

Nazan Gürarslan Baş , Nilgün Söylemez , Gülnaz Karatay

https://doi.org/10.19127/mbsjohs.1021568

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study is to determine the methods used in umbilical care, the separation time of the umbilical cord, and the factors affecting it.
Methods: A quantitative longitudinal observational analytical study was conducted between May 2018-May 2019 in an obstetrics clinic of a state hospital in eastern Turkey. The study consisted of a sample of 345 newborns and their mothers. Necessary permissions were obtained before the research data were collected. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews and via telephone. The data obtained were evaluated by percentage distribution, Independent Samples t-test, ANOVA, and Mann-Whitney U test.
Results: The average gestational age of the newborns is 39.11 ± .71 week. 42.6% of the mothers stated that they performed umbilical cord care. The mean separation time of the umbilical cord in newborns was calculated as 7.55 ± 2.64 days. It was observed that the umbilical cord of the babies whose mothers put some application to the umbilical cord fell off in an average of 8.27 ± 2.97 days, while those who did not practice fell off in 7.01 ± 2.22 days (p <0.05).
Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, keeping the umbilical cord open and dry without any application to it shortens the time of umbilical cord falling off.

Keywords

Cord practice, Midfiwery, Newborn, Nursing, Umbilical cord

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