Foot Bath for Heel Warming Before Heel Lance

In this study, in line with the literature, the attempt to apply heat with a foot bath will be carried out by immersing both legs of the newborn in a basin filled with 15-20 cm of water at 38-40C, 5 minutes before the heel blood collection, starting just below the knee level. The intervention will be applied while the newborn is held in an upright position on his mother's lap.

Ineffective heel warming will be applied to the newborns in the control group with a thermofor containing 28C warm water for 5 minutes before the heel blood collection procedure. During the procedure, the general condition of the newborn and the changes in his skin will be observed closely. Heel blood collection will be performed by following the standard procedure steps that are routinely applied in the service.