Skin To Skin Contact
Skin to Skin contact following Cesarean Birth
Definition
Skin to skin contact (SSC) or kangaroo care is defined as, “the placement of the diaper clad neonate on the bare chest of the mother, upright, prone, and between her breasts.” (Frederick)
Presentation of the Topic
Description and Background of the Topic There are many advantages associated with skin to skin contact provided soon after birth, such as maintaining the newborn’s thermoregulation and blood glucose levels, decreases the risk of jaundice, reduces the stress of birth, encourages bonding between the mother and newborn and encourages longer duration of breastfeeding (Stevens). Even though, skin to skin contact has a lot of benefits, mothers who experience a cesarean section …show more content…
Skin to skin contact is recommended to facilitate immediately after birth because during this time the newborn is most likely to follow his/her natural instincts to find and attach to the breast and then breastfeed (Stevens). Skin to skin contact after caesarian section is important to maternal and child nursing because according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cesarean delivery accounts for 32.2% of all U.S. births in …show more content…
Most of the previous research has primarily focused on skin to skin contact after vaginal deliveries. However, the focus of this research article is on the mother’s experience of holding her newborn in skin-to-skin contact immediately after cesarean delivery. Frederick et al. has a sample size of eleven women between the ages of 23 and 38 years, who had achieved 39.1-40.2 weeks gestational age. The women took part in an ethnographic study using observations and the interview was conducted at 24-48 hour post-delivery. They use purposive sampling and written informed consent was given to the participants. They study was a qualitative research and the interview were digitally recorded and transcribed by the investigator. They found a primary theme that emerged from the data was “Mutual Caregiving” shared between the mother and the newborn. One of the limitations of the research is that their sample size is small and they should have a randomized sample in order to properly present the
Definition
Skin to skin contact (SSC) or kangaroo care is defined as, “the placement of the diaper clad neonate on the bare chest of the mother, upright, prone, and between her breasts.” (Frederick)
Presentation of the Topic
Description and Background of the Topic There are many advantages associated with skin to skin contact provided soon after birth, such as maintaining the newborn’s thermoregulation and blood glucose levels, decreases the risk of jaundice, reduces the stress of birth, encourages bonding between the mother and newborn and encourages longer duration of breastfeeding (Stevens). Even though, skin to skin contact has a lot of benefits, mothers who experience a cesarean section …show more content…
Skin to skin contact is recommended to facilitate immediately after birth because during this time the newborn is most likely to follow his/her natural instincts to find and attach to the breast and then breastfeed (Stevens). Skin to skin contact after caesarian section is important to maternal and child nursing because according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cesarean delivery accounts for 32.2% of all U.S. births in …show more content…
Most of the previous research has primarily focused on skin to skin contact after vaginal deliveries. However, the focus of this research article is on the mother’s experience of holding her newborn in skin-to-skin contact immediately after cesarean delivery. Frederick et al. has a sample size of eleven women between the ages of 23 and 38 years, who had achieved 39.1-40.2 weeks gestational age. The women took part in an ethnographic study using observations and the interview was conducted at 24-48 hour post-delivery. They use purposive sampling and written informed consent was given to the participants. They study was a qualitative research and the interview were digitally recorded and transcribed by the investigator. They found a primary theme that emerged from the data was “Mutual Caregiving” shared between the mother and the newborn. One of the limitations of the research is that their sample size is small and they should have a randomized sample in order to properly present the