Highlights
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What is known.
- •Circumcision may affect feeding and sleeping habits in newborns and infants.
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What is new.
- •This prospective study is the first to simultaneously evaluate the effects of circumcision on feeding, sleeping habits, and maternal attachment in newborns and infants.
- •The negative effects of circumcision on feeding, sleeping habits, and maternal attachment in newborns and infants could not be determined.
Abstract
Background
There is no consensus whether circumcision performed in the first months of life has
negative effects on feeding, sleep, and maternal attachment in babies. This prospective
study aimed to investigate this relation in the first months of life. This study is
the first to investigate the effects of circumcision on feeding, sleep, and maternal
attachment simultaneously.
Methods
The study group consisted of 75 families with their babies aged 0–4 months. Surgical
circumcision procedure under regional anesthesia was applied to all patients. The
questionnaires were used to evaluate the babies’ feeding and sleeping habits, and
the Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI) was used to assess mother-baby attachment
level. All assessments were performed before and one month after the circumcision.
Results
The mean age of the patients when circumcision was performed was 75 (74.52 ± 37.03)
(3–120) days. The mean ages of mothers were 32 (32.51 ± 4.05) years. There was no
statistically significant change in the sleep habits and feeding status of babies
before and after circumcision. The mean maternal attachment value before circumcision
was 101 (98.89 ± 6.77) points, while it was 103 (101.36 ± 4.21) points after circumcision.
This result indicates that the maternal attachment score increased significantly after
circumcision (p < 0.001).
Conclusions
The circumcision performed under regional anesthesia between 0 and 4 months did not
have any negative effect on sleep, feeding, and maternal attachment in babies.
Keywords
Abbreviations:
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 06, 2022
Accepted:
December 30,
2021
Received in revised form:
December 19,
2021
Received:
September 15,
2021
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