Implementing skin-to-skin contact at birth using the Iowa model: applying evidence to practice. Nurs Womens Health 2012;16(3):220-9; quiz 230
Date
06/16/2012Pubmed ID
22697225DOI
10.1111/j.1751-486X.2012.01733.xScopus ID
2-s2.0-84862557798 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 23 CitationsAbstract
Prolonged skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mothers and newborns in the hour after birth is associated with physiologic and psychological benefits for both mothers and infants, yet this is not a standard practice at all birthing facilities. The purpose of the project described in this article was to implement SSC immediately aft er birth for healthy term newborns as a routine, evidence-based practice in a labor and delivery unit at a Midwestern U.S. academic medical center. When incorporated into routine newborn care, SSC promotes key maternal-infant health outcomes of importance to quality nursing care.
Author List
Haxton D, Doering J, Gingras L, Kelly LAuthor
Jennifer Doering PhD Associate Professor in the Nursing department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultBreast Feeding
Evidence-Based Nursing
Female
Humans
Infant Care
Infant, Newborn
Iowa
Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers
Object Attachment
Postnatal Care
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Skin Physiological Phenomena
Skin Temperature
Touch
