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ArticlePeerJ2017

Early skin-to-skin contact between healthy late preterm infants and their parents: an observational cohort study.

Kerstin H Nyqvist, Andreas Rosenblad, Helena Volgsten, Eva-Lotta Funkquist, Elisabet Mattsson

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Kerstin H Nyqvist *Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Andreas Rosenblad *Center for Clinical Research Västerås, Uppsala University, Västerås, Sweden.
Helena Volgsten *Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Eva-Lotta FunkquistDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Elisabet MattssonDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

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Abstract

backgroundSkin-to-skin contact (SSC) is an important factor to consider in the care of late preterm infants (born between 34 0/7 and 36 6/7 completed weeks of gestation). The literature suggests that SSC between preterm infants and their mothers facilitates breastfeeding. However, more studies are needed to explore potential dose-response effects between SSC and breastfeeding as well as studies that explicitly investigate SSC by fathers among late preterm infants. The aim was to investigate the duration of healthy late preterm infants' SSC with the mother and father, respectively, during the first 48 h after birth and the associations with breastfeeding (exclusive/partial at discharged), clinical and demographic variables.

methodsThis was an observational cohort study in which parents to healthy late preterm infants, born between 34 5/7 and 36 6/7 completed weeks of gestation, recorded duration of SSC provided by mother and father, respectively. Demographic and clinical variables were retrieved from the medical records and were used as predictors. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess the association between the predictors and the outcome, SSC (hours), separately for mothers and fathers.

resultsThe mean (standard deviation [SD]) time per day spent with SSC with mothers (

conclusionFuture studies are warranted that investigate duration of SSC between late preterm infants and their parents separately and the associations with breastfeeding and other variables of clinical importance.

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BreastfeedingFathersLate preterm infantsMothersPreterm infantsSkin-to-skin contact

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PMCPMC5667536

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