The Effect of Gentle Human Touch and Kangaroo Care on Pain and Crying Physiological Parameters During Hepatitis-B Vaccination in a Newborn

Gentle touch is a touch technique that provides a kind of relaxation in premature babies, reduces behavioral stress and motor activities of babies and is effective in their positive behavior. GHT Hepatitis-B vaccine will start 5 minutes before the application and continue during and after the procedure. It is planned to take 10 minutes in total. The researcher will place one hand on the baby's head and the other hand on the baby's lower abdomen, covering the waist and hips, for 10 minutes.

"Kangaroo care will be provided to randomly selected volunteer moms in their own gynecological ward rooms, where they will have skin-to-skin contact with their babies while maintaining their privacy. Kangaroo care is a strategy that promotes bonding and engagement between a mother and her infant by allowing skin-to-skin contact with the newborn's face facing the mother and only the diaper remaining.~The infant is positioned such that his or her shoulders are totally on the mother's chest, ensuring the baby's airway is open. To avoid heat loss while the baby is in skin-to-skin contact with his mother, a tiny blanket will be placed on his back and a beanie will be placed on his head. Kangaroo care will begin 5 minutes before the Hepatitis-B vaccine is administered and will continue throughout the operation. It is estimated that it will take 10 minutes in total."

Breastfeeding will become standard medical practice. Breastfeeding will start as soon as the baby is given the vaccination and continue throughout the process.