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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"skin-to-skin"”.
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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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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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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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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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Mother-newborn EEG connectivity during affectionate touch and impact of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
… communicate is through affectionate physical touch—skin-to-skin care and gentle stroking—which is crucial for the mother-infant relationship and for infant neurodevelopment across the lifespan. Very little is known, however, about how mothers’ and newborn babies’ brains respond to and engage …
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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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Outcomes of preterm infants discharged early from a South African Kangaroo Mother Care Unit
… are born annually and are the leading contributor to neonatal deaths. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), incorporating skin-to-skin care, breastfeeding, early discharge and close follow up, decreases morbidity and mortality in preterm and low-birth-weight infants. Few recent South African studies have …
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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
… 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 female students regarding HPV and vaccines at …
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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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Laparoscopic Living donor nephrectomy. Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Technique. Safety and efficacy
… renal failure but the transplant community has to face the constant shortage of organs. For this reason programs have been developed to implement the transplants from living donors, that have been shown to have the best outcomes. The laparoscopic technique for kidney donation has almost …
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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 …
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Evaluation of the anatomical accuracy of the neuronavigation system “StealthStation” in neurosurgical operations
… the gold standard technique for brain biopsies, too. (Hall 1998, Yu, Liu et al. 2000, Heper, Erden et al. 2005) However, the stereotactic method is characterized by various important disadvantages: 1) the patient’s discomfort, 2) the necessity of a new CT/MRI scan immediately preoperatively, 3) …
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The Association of Kangaroo Mother Care, Energy Conservation, and Bonding in Preterm Neonates
<p><strong>Purpose:</strong>To examine the association of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on energy utilization and bonding as evidenced by reduced biochemical markers of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) degradation, hypoxanthine (Hx), xanthine (Xa), and uric acid (UA), and (allantoin), a measure of …