ArticleInternational breastfeeding journal2018
The effect of mother and newborn early skin-to-skin contact on initiation of breastfeeding, newborn temperature and duration of third stage of labor.
Article in International breastfeeding journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effect of Mother and Newborn Early Skin-to-skin Contact on Initiation of Breastfeeding, Newborn Temperature and Duration of Third Stage of Labor
The Effect of Skin-to-Skin Contact Applied in the Early Postpartum Period on Maternal Pain, Birth Satisfaction, and Maternal Vital Signs Dynamics
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 130 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Efficacy of nurse-led breastfeeding supportive care (B-SUCA) on breastfeeding outcomes among mother-newborn dyads in a tertiary referral hospital of India: a randomized controlled trial.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Trial
- Study on the Effect of Early Comprehensive Intervention of Skin Contact Combined with Breastfeeding on Improving Blood Glucose in Early Birth of Newborns with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.BioMed research international · 2022Trial
- Blinded randomized crossover trial: Skin-to-skin care vs. sucrose for preterm neonatal pain.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2020Trial
- Timely Initiation of Breastfeeding and Associated Factors in 20 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Cross-Sectional Multilevel Analysis of Recent Demographic and Health Surveys.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Successful Breastfeeding: A Regional Survey and Comparative Review in European and Global Contexts.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Contemporary Obstetric Interventions: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Breastfeeding-related musculoskeletal pain among lactating mothers in Arabic-speaking countries: prevalences, associations, and functional impact.BMC women's health · 2026Article
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- Protective effect of rooming-in on postpartum hemorrhage: A propensity score analysis.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- Inhibiting and protective factors of exclusive breastfeeding in an Island population in Spain: a longitudinal study.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- The Effect of Immediate Skin-to-Skin Contact on Exclusive Breastfeeding: An Instrumental Variable Approach.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact: an assessment from the 2017-18 BDHS data.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Predicting mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact using a machine learning approach.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Fracture incidence in women: the impact of reproductive characteristics.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Labor and childbirth care for women deprived of liberty: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2024Article
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- A gut instinct for childhood leukemia prevention: microbiome-targeting recommendations aimed at parents and caregivers.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- [Why is skin-to-skin contact still largely unknown in our maternity wards?]The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth brings about numerous protective effects; however, it is an intervention that is underutilized in Iraq where a globally considerable rate of maternal and child death has been reported. The present study was conducted in order to assess the effects of SCC on initiation of breastfeeding, newborn temperature, and duration of the third stage of labor. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted on 108 healthy women and their neonates (56 in the intervention group who received SSC and 52 in the routine care group) at Hawler maternity teaching hospital of Erbil, Iraq from February to May, 2017. Data were collected via structured interviews and the LATCH scale to document breastfeeding sessions. Results: The mean age of the mothers in the SSC and routine care groups were 26.29 ± 6.13 (M ± SD) and 26.02 ± 5.94 (M ± SD) respectively. Based on the LATCH scores, 48% of mothers who received SSC and 46% with routine care had successful breastfeeding. Newborns who received SSC initiated breastfeeding within 2.41 ± 1.38 (M ± SD) minutes after birth; however, newborns who received routine care started breastfeeding in 5.48 ± 5.7 (M ± SD) minutes. Duration of the third stage of labor in mothers who practiced SSC after birth was 6 ± 1.7 min, compared to 8.02 ± 3.6 min for mothers who were provided with routine care ( Conclusion: Skin-to-skin contact provides an appropriate and affordable yet high quality alternative to technology. It is easily implemented, even in small hospitals of very low-income countries, and has the potential to save newborns' and mothers' lives. It is necessary to prioritize training of health providers to implement essential newborn care including SSC. Community engagement is also needed to ensure that all women and their families understand the benefits of SSC and early initiation of breastfeeding. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03548389.
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