title: [Skin-to-skin caesarean section: a hype or better patient care?]
abstract: A caesarean section (CS) is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the world, for which there are minimal variations in the surgical approach. During the last few years the "skin-to-skin" CS, also coined "natural" or "gentle" CS, is on the rise; parental participation, slow delivery and direct skin-to-skin contact are important aspects. Most Dutch hospitals offer some form of "skin-to-skin" CS but there are local differences in availability and performance of the procedure. Since 2011, the standard procedure in the Martini Hospital in Groningen is the "skin-to-skin" CS (for both elective and emergency CS, 24/7). We describe our method and share our retrospective data, and demonstrate that this procedure does not result in more complications for mother or baby.
authors.affiliation: Martini Ziekenhuis, Groningen.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Korteweg
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: de Boer
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: van der Ploeg
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Buiter
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: van der Ham
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D005791:Patient Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies