Problem: Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is not always initiated or offered to mothers and babies.
SSC has shown how beneficial it is for both the mother and neonate especially when …

Background Twenty-to-forty percent of women experience postpartum depressive
symptoms, which can affect both the mother and infant. In preterm infants, daily skin-to-skin …

Newborn Care Paper Presentation Objective To assess the effects of early skin‐to‐skin
contact (SSC) on breastfeeding, physiological adaptation, and behavior in healthy mother …

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 …

Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) has been proven to be beneficial to both the mother and the
newborn after delivery. The current standard of care indicates SSC for premature infants …

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of a 5‐week daily skin‐to‐skin contact
(SSC) intervention between mothers and their full‐term infants, compared with care‐as …

This quality improvement project aimed to enhance the proportion of neonates receiving
uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth, a practice known to facilitate …

The purpose of this thesis was to develop an educational pamphlet with best practice
guidelines for expectant parents and nurses about skin-to-skin contact. The research …

Immediate skin-to-skin contact has been shown to provide many health benefits for mothers
and their newborns, including increased breastfeeding success. Prevalence of exclusive …

Aim To investigate the effects of 60 minutes delivery room skin‐to‐skin contact (DR‐SSC)
compared with 5 minutes visual contact (VC) on mother‐child interaction (MCI), salivary …