Clinical outcome measures
CORONAVIRUS, SECONDARY
The primary outcome of this study was the effect of maternal and maternal grandmother KC on vital signs and their comparison which were measured with the following tools. Due to the short duration of the intervention (because of the coronavirus restrictions) in this study, the secondary outcome was not investigated.Data collection tools were a demographic form for the newborns (age, gender, type of feeding, birth method) and the mothers/maternal grandmothers’ demographic form for age, education, and job. The newborns’ vital signs were also recorded in the data collection form.The newborns’ body temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, and SpOThe validity of the pulse oximeter and thermometer, which had been selected from standard brands, was confirmed based on the manufacturer’s instructions. The pulse oximeter and digital thermometer were calibrated at the start of sampling. The reliability of the measurements and observation of the respiration rate was assessed simultaneously by two people. To determine the reliability of the respiration rate measurement in the first ten samples, two observers were recruited. To evaluate the inter-rater agreement, the intra-cluster correlation coefficient (ICC) was used, and the ICC was calculated as 0.97. Due to the high level of agreement, the rest of the respiration rate measurements were performed by only one observer.