title: A quality improvement project focused on women's perceptions of skin-to-skin contact after cesarean birth.
abstract: A quality improvement (QI) project was designed to identify women's perceptions of the benefits of skin-to-skin contact with newborns immediately following cesarean birth. Women reported positive experiences associated with skin-to-skin contact with their newborns. A major theme that emerged was that women who had cesarean birth felt that this QI project resulted in a birthing experience comparable to that of mothers who had vaginal deliveries. Participants also experienced decreased anxiety regarding the health and welfare of their newborns, as compared to a previous cesarean birth experience in which they did not have skin-to-skin contact.
authors.forename: Judith Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moran-Peters
authors.forename: Cheryl Robyn
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Zauderer
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baierlein
authors.forename: April Eve
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000193:education* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D011247:Pregnancy; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: breastfeeding; cesarean birth; quality improvement; skin-to-skin contact