Akkaya-Gül, Ayşenur http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9019-8740
Özyazıcıoğlu, Nurcan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-7221
Article History
Received: 7 September 2023
Revised: 7 March 2024
Accepted: 19 March 2024
First Online: 29 March 2024
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was granted from Bursa Uludağ University, Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Ethics Committee before starting the study (decision no: 2018-21/24). After obtaining the approval of the ethics committee, permissions were obtained from the Turkish Republic Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate (number: 16867222-604.01.01) and the management of Istanbul Tuzla State Hospital (no: 47150177-604.01.01). Written informed consent was received from the families of the newborns in the control and intervention groups.