Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2634131 | Nursing for Women's Health | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Prolonged skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mothers and newborns in the hour after birth is associated with physiologic and psychological benefits for both mothers and infants, yet this is not a standard practice at all birthing facilities. The purpose of the project described in this article was to implement SSC immediately aft er birth for healthy term newborns as a routine, evidence-based practice in a labor and delivery unit at a Midwestern U.S. academic medical center. When incorporated into routine newborn care, SSC promotes key maternal-infant health outcomes of importance to quality nursing care.
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Authors
Dawn MS, RN, CNS, Jennifer PhD, RN, Linda MS, RNC-MNN, CNS-BC, Lucy BA,