Objectives

To examine the effect of delayed umbilical cord clamping on the infant’s betaendorphin level, mother–infant attachment and breastfeeding.

Study design

This study had an experimental design with a control group. The study was undertaken between October and December 2017 in a maternity hospital in the east of Turkey. In total, 107 pregnant women [55 in the experimental group (delayed cord clamping) and 52 in the control group (early cord clamping)] participated in the study.

Results

The beta-endorphin level in the umbilical cord was 775.80 ± 229.35 in the experimental group and 547.91 ± 290.01 in the control group, and the difference was significant (t = 4.492, p = 0.000). Similarly, the prolactin level in the umbilical cord was 174.26 ± 47.20 in the experimental group and 119.06 ± 47.74 in the control group, and the difference was significant (t = 6.012, p = 0.000). Mother–infant attachment and breastfeeding success were higher in the experimental group.

Conclusions

Beta-endorphin and prolactin levels in the umbilical cord, mother–infant attachment and breastfeeding success were higher in the group which underwent delayed cord clamping.

中文翻译：

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延迟脐带结扎对婴儿β-内啡肽水平、母婴依恋和母乳喂养的影响

目标

检查延迟脐带夹紧对婴儿β-内啡肽水平、母婴依恋和母乳喂养的影响。

学习规划

这项研究有一个实验设计，有一个对照组。该研究于 2017 年 10 月至 2017 年 12 月在土耳其东部的一家妇产医院进行。总共有 107 名孕妇 [实验组 55 名（延迟脐带钳夹）和对照组 52 名（早期脐带钳夹）] 参与了这项研究。

结果

实验组脐带β-内啡肽水平为775.80±229.35，对照组为547.91±290.01，差异有显着性（t  =4.492，p  =0.000）。同样，实验组脐带催乳素水平为174.26±47.20，对照组为119.06±47.74，差异显着（t  =6.012，p  =0.000）。实验组的母婴依恋和母乳喂养成功率更高。

结论

脐带中的 β-内啡肽和催乳素水平、母婴依恋和母乳喂养成功率在接受延迟脐带钳夹的组中更高。