title: Implementing skin-to-skin contact in the operating room following cesarean birth.
abstract: Immediate skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth benefits the health of mothers and newborns by increasing breastfeeding rates, stabilizing the newborn's temperature, and encouraging bonding (Moore, Anderson, Bergman, & Dowswell, 2012). Although immediate SSC after a vaginal birth was common practice at our hospital, it was rare in the operating room (OR) following a cesarean birth. To address this practice problem, we conducted a project to evaluate the feasibility of implementing SSC in the OR.
authors.affiliation: Professor, School of Nursing, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
authors.forename: Jane S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Grassley
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D060127:Kangaroo-Mother Care Method / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011247:Pregnancy; D016730:Program Development; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*