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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Skin-to-Skin Contact"”.
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Registered Nurses' Perceptions about Facilitators and Barriers to Maternal Skin to Skin Contact in the Operating Room
… is recommended that all new mothers experience skin-to-skin contact (SSC) with their newborns immediately after birth. However, SSC is not commonly practiced after cesarean deliveries. To understand facilitators and barriers regarding SSC in the operating room (OR), a descriptive online and …
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Prolactin and testosterone levels in first-time fathers with skin-to-skin contact with their infants soon after birth by caesarean section
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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Breastfeeding of preterm infants. Associated factors in infants, mothers, and clinical practice.
… which clinical methods facilitate breastfeeding. Skin-to-skin contact between infant and parent is the first step in the breastfeeding process for preterm infants, but studies of toleration of skin-to-skin contact in extremely preterm infants – less than 28 gestational weeks – are sparse. The …
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Parent-infant skin-to-skin contact's effect on parental oxytocin and stress levels
Overview of the topic: Skin-to-Skin Contact is an effective evidence-based holding strategy for placing the infant on the parent’s bare chest. There are numerous studies on the effects of SSC on the infant. This literature review analysed different studies on the effects of parental SSC, …
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Kangaroo Care in the NICU: A Practice Guideline
… the kangaroo mother care (KMC) method at Instituto Materno Infantil in Bogota, Colombia. This method was developed out of necessity, because the hospital wards for low birth weight infants were often overcrowded, and there were limited financial as well as human resources to care for these …
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Modern Midwife in the Team of Intensive Neonatal Care Unit. Educational Aspects, Competencies and Role // Съвременната акушерка в екипа за интензивни неонатални грижи - образователни аспекти, компетенции и роля
… practices in Bulgaria, attempts are made to implement the Kangaroo Care Method. Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) has a number of advantages for both the mother and the child. The importance of the issue prompts research and exploration for successful implementation by creating a favourable …
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Knowledge of and attitudes towards kangaroo mother care in the Eastern Subdistrict, Cape Town
… care (KMC) was first initiated in Colombia due to shortages of incubators and the incidence of severe hospital infections of new-born infants during hospital stay (Feldman, 2004). Currently it is identified by UNICEF as a universally available and biologically sound method of care for all …
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Newborn Kangaroo Care Immediately after Cesarean Birth
… Improve exclusive breastfeeding rates from 76% to 80% in the Perinatal Unit during the newborn’s hospital admission by February 2018.</p> <p><em>Project Aim:</em> Improve the percentage of mother/baby skin-to-skin (kangaroo holding) from a baseline of 55% to 65% by August 2017.</p> …
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Impact of midwives practices initiation on postpartum haemorrhage reduction in public hospitals in Gaza strip, Palestine
… Haemorrhage (PPH) has occupied the highest factor leading to maternal mortality. PPH is the bleeding from the genital tract of 500 ml or more in the first 24 hours following the delivery of the baby. As compared to the developed countries, maternal mortality in Palestine has been found to be …
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Knowledge of female students regarding the human papilloma virus (HPV) and vaccines at selected University in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
… sexually. It can be spread through genital contact and can also be transmitted through skin to skin contact. HPV if not detected and treated early may lead to fatal complications such as cervical cancer and breast cancer. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the knowledge of …
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The experience of mothers practising kangaroo mother care in the East London hospital complex
Mortality and morbidity due to low birth weight and pre-term birth are high, especially in developing countries where resources and qualified neonatal staff are scarce. There is a need to find measures that reduce the cost of care for low birth weight and pre-term babies without sacrificing …
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Cesarean delivery on maternal request /
… sections in recent decades. One significant factor that affects caesarean section rates is the increase in elective caesarean sections requested by mothers. The reasons for requesting a caesarean section on maternal request are multifactorial and often include the fear of pain, fear of failure, …
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Homebirth outcomes and postnatal experiences in Canterbury (HOPE) study
… course. What is considered ‘normal’ in relation to newborn weight change is also poorly understood and is informed almost entirely by institutional postnatal care outcomes. Despite implementation of policies protecting exclusive breastfeeding for newborns, breastfeeding outcomes in Aotearoa New …