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An Interprofessional Quality Improvement Project to Implement Maternal/Infant Skin‐to‐Skin Contact During Cesarean Delivery

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Immediate skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her newborn has been associated with successful breastfeeding outcomes. One of the challenges nurses face in promoting skin-to-skin occurs in the operating room during a cesarean delivery. Utilizing an interprofessional approach for this quality improvement project, we successfully implemented skin-to-skin contact for all eligible mother/infant couplets after cesarean birth. Exclusive breastfeeding rates for these women increased as a result.

Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12469

Authors: Karen Brady, Denise Bulpitt, Caren Chiarelli

Institutions: St. Vincent's Medical Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Breastfeeding Practices and Influences

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000