title: Influence of Immediate Skin-to-Skin Contact During Cesarean Surgery on Rate of Transfer of Newborns to NICU for Observation.
abstract: We conducted an evidence-based practice project to determine if skin-to-skin contact immediately after cesarean birth influenced the rate of transfer of newborns to the NICU for observation. We analyzed data for 5 years (2011 through 2015) and compared the rates for the period before implementation of skin-to-skin contact with rates for the period after. The proportion of newborns transferred to the NICU for observation was significantly different and lower after implementing skin-to-skin contact immediately after cesarean birth (Pearson's χ2= 32.004, df = 1, p < .001). These results add to the growing body of literature supporting immediate, uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact for all mother-newborn pairs, regardless of birth mode.
authors.forename: Lindsay W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Jeannette T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Crenshaw
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gilder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014110:Touch
keywords: NICU observations; cesarean; cesarean surgery; evidence-based practice; skin-to-skin contact