ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2025
Providing Education About Skin-To-Skin Contact Significantly Increased Duration of Skin-To-Skin Contact for Newborns.
Article in Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Early Skin-To-Skin Contact Enhanced Feeding Behaviours and Stabilised Thermal Transition in Neonates Born by Caesarean.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Trial
- Skin-to-skin contact in neonatal intensive care units: a narrative review of implementation challenges and strategies within infant- and family-centered care.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
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aimSkin-to-skin contact postpartum has many well-documented benefits, but there is a lack of evidence on effective strategies to enhance the practices and on the duration of skin-to-skin contact beyond the first hour postpartum. This study aimed to determine if an educational breastfeeding programme for healthcare professionals and parents could increase skin-to-skin contact duration in newborns.
methodsA quasi-experimental design with baseline and intervention measurements was used in two clinics. Newborns between 37 + 0 and 42 + 0 weeks gestation were included. The intervention involved targeted training for healthcare professionals and an educational package on breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact for parents.
results211 parents recorded a diary and skin-to-skin contact duration with the mother on day one increased from 12.9 h in the baseline group to 14.6 h in the intervention group (p = 0.009). The proportion of newborns receiving nearly continuous skin-to-skin contact (> 20 h) increased from 33% to 58% (p = 0.001). Newborns who had more skin-to-skin contact on day one were held more frequently by parents at 2 months.
conclusionsThe intervention increased skin-to-skin contact duration and the proportion of newborns receiving nearly continuous skin-to-skin contact during the first 24 h. Enhancing skin-to-skin contact is essential and the programme could positively impact family health.
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