Skin-to-Skin Contact
Cross-source consensus on Skin-to-Skin Contact from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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- Skin-to-skin contact is defined as placing the naked newborn prone on the mother’s bare chest immediately after birth and continuing contact for at least one hour or until the first successful breastfeeding. — Facilitators and challenges in the practice of skin-to-skin contact after birth: a scoping review protocol
- The WHO Early Essential Newborn Care guidelines recommend immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth to help prevent hypothermia and related complications. — Facilitators and challenges in the practice of skin-to-skin contact after birth: a scoping review protocol
- Skin-to-skin contact supports maternal-neonatal temperature synchrony and lowers hypothermia risk. — Facilitators and challenges in the practice of skin-to-skin contact after birth: a scoping review protocol
- Skin-to-skin contact provides benefits beyond warmth, including physiological, developmental and maternal advantages reported in existing literature. — Facilitators and challenges in the practice of skin-to-skin contact after birth: a scoping review protocol