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Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of supplemental nursing system on, sucking success, weight gain findings and bilirubin levels in newborns., Design and Methods: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. The population of the research consisted of 71 infants who received care and treatment at the Neonatal Intensive Care Clinic of the hospital located in a province in eastern Turkey between February and June 2023. In the study, the "Infant Follow-up Form" to access the birth-related characteristics of infants and mothers, the "LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Scale," to diagnose the process of switching to full breastfeeding and the "Mother-Infant Communication Form" were used. The body weights of the infants were monitored using a Charder baby scale and bilirubin levels were measured using a Drager brand transcutaneous bilirubin measuring device., Results: The difference between the groups in terms of the mean sucking success, weight gain findings and bilirubin levels scores was statistically significant (p < 0.05)., Conclusions: Feeding an infant with the supplemental nursing system had a positive effect on sucking success, weight gain findings and bilirubin levels., Competing Interests: Declarations. Ethical Approval: Ethical approval (27/01/2023 dated and E-95531838-050.99-63267 numbered) and official permission from the relevant institution were obtained to conduct the study. The infants who met the inclusion criteria were informed about the purpose of the study, their questions were answered, their verbal consent was obtained, and written consent was obtained from their parents. Ethical principles were followed in the study. After collecting the data for the children in the control group, the principle of equality was fulfilled. Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest., (© 2025. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)

Aim: This study aims to examine the effect of the level of perceived social support in the postpartum period on maternal functioning and maternal attachment., Methods: This study was conducted between January and May 2023 in two family health centers selected by simple randomization among 11 family health centers affiliated with the Health Directorate located in eastern Türkiye. The population of the study consisted of 410 mothers in the postpartum period who had babies aged 6-11 weeks old. Data were collected face-to-face using the "Personal Information Form", the "Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support", the "Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning Scale" and the "Maternal Attachment Scale". Data analysis was performed using numbers, percentages, arithmetic means, independent groups t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and simple linear regression analysis., Findings: A positive, moderately significant relationship was found between maternal attachment and maternal functioning (r = 0.554; p < .05). A positive, moderately significant relationship was found between maternal attachment and perceived social support (r = 0.585; p < .05). A positive, highly significant relationship was detected between social support and maternal functioning (r = 0.861; p < .05)., Conclusion: This study found that postpartum women's attachment levels increased with the increase in their maternal functioning. It was also found that mothers' attachment levels increased with the increase in their perceived social support levels. Social support levels were proven to be effective on maternal functioning as well as maternal attachment. Women's maternal functioning levels were found to increase with the increase in their social support levels., Practice Implications: In light of these findings, pediatric nurses and obstetric nurses have great responsibilities. Starting from the prenatal period and including the postnatal period, both the mother and everyone around her should be explained the importance of social support., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)