Objectives Previous reports have shown that skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth is
the optimal form of care for a full-term, healthy infant and its mother. As this is rarely …

Aim To describe parental experiences of providing skin-to-skin care (SSC) to their newborn
infants. Background SSC care for newborn infants has been reported to have positive …

Aim. To explore women's lived experiences of skin-to-skin contact with their baby
immediately after birth. Objectives. To explore the experiences from the women's own …

Objective: Previous research has shown that skin-to-skin contact in the delivery room is
associated with an increase satisfaction with childbirth. The purpose of the present study …

Aim To synthesize and interpret qualitative research findings focusing on parental
experiences of skin-to-skin care (SSC) for newborn infants. Background SSC induces many …

Aims and objectives This study aims to provide insight into key factors from a clinician's
perspective that influence uninterrupted early skin‐to‐skin contact after vaginal and …

Objective To explore parents' experiences of immediate skin-to-skin contact after the birth of
their very preterm neonates and their perceptions regarding care and support from staff …

Background Based on the Family‐Centred Care philosophy, skin‐to‐skin contact is a key
activity in neonatal care, and use of this practice is increasing also with extremely preterm …

Objective to explore midwives׳ experiences and perceptions of skin-to-skin contact between
mothers and their healthy full-term infants immediately and during the first day after …

Aim This paper integrates clinical expertise to earlier research about the behaviours of the
healthy, alert, full‐term infant placed skin‐to‐skin with the mother during the first hour after …