Doulas in the Operating Room: An Innovative Approach to Supporting Skin‐to‐Skin Care During Cesarean Birth

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhonda K. Lanning ◽  
Marilyn H. Oermann ◽  
Julee Waldrop ◽  
Laura G. Brown ◽  
Julie A. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Skin Care ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Cesarean Birth ◽  
Skin To Skin

A dedicated nurse for skin-to-skin care after cesarean birth

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 8-10
Author(s):  
Kim Kjelland ◽  
Martha Monroe ◽  
Tyra Moore ◽  
Hyewon Cooper ◽  
Claire C. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Skin Care ◽  
Cesarean Birth ◽  
Skin To Skin

Facilitating Skin‐to‐Skin Contact in the Operating Room After Cesarean Birth

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 486-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Stone ◽  
Lyn Prater ◽  
Rebecca Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Cesarean Birth ◽  
Skin Contact ◽  
Skin To Skin

Skin-to-Skin Care with the Father after Cesarean Birth and Its Effect on Newborn Crying and Prefeeding Behavior

Birth ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin Erlandsson ◽  
Ann Dsilna ◽  
Ingegerd Fagerberg ◽  
Kyllike Christensson
Keyword(s):  
Skin Care ◽  
Cesarean Birth ◽  
Skin To Skin

scholarly journals Skin-to-Skin Contact in Cesarean Birth and Duration of Breastfeeding: A Cohort Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Guala ◽  
Luigina Boscardini ◽  
Raffaella Visentin ◽  
Paola Angellotti ◽  
Laura Grugni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Cesarean Section ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Statistical Association ◽  
Cesarean Birth ◽  
Skin Contact ◽  
Breastfeeding Rates ◽  
Duration Of Breastfeeding ◽  
Skin To Skin

Early skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth is a physiological practice that is internationally recommended and has well-documented importance for the baby and for the mother. This study aims to examine SSC with a cohort of mothers or fathers in the operating room after a Cesarean section (C-section) and its relationship with duration of breastfeeding. From January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012, at the Castelli Hospital in Verbania, Italy, a Baby Friendly designated hospital, 252 consecutive women who had a C-section were enrolled in the study and followed for 6 months. The sample was later divided into three groups depending on the real outcomes in the operating room: SSC with the mother (57.5%), SSC with the father (17.5%), and no SSC (25%). Our study showed a statistical association between skin-to-skin contact with the mother and the exclusive breastfeeding rates on discharge. This effect is maintained and statistically significant at three and six months, as compared to the groups that had paternal SSC or no SSC. After a C-section, skin-to-skin contact with the mother can be an important practice for support, promotion, and duration of breastfeeding.

scholarly journals A Study of Skin-to-Skin Care During Cesarean Birth: A Mother's Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-58
Author(s):  
Kristen Marie Bertrand ◽  
Ellise D. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Skin Care ◽  
Care Experience ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenology ◽  
Cesarean Birth ◽  
Mother's Experience ◽  
Video Chat ◽  
The Common ◽  
Skin To Skin ◽  
Purposive Sample

This study explores the experience of women who have had skin-to-skin care during cesarean birth by using a qualitative, phenomenology-based approach. Interview questions were developed and aimed to understand the common meaning of this experience by learning about women's prior concerns and expectations of skin-to-skin care during cesarean birth, and how these experiences were realized during the intervention. A purposive sample (N = 13) was recruited through social media. Participants had skin-to-skin care, post-cesarean birth, in the last 10 years and were interviewed via Facebook Messenger video chat. The themes that emerged revealed the importance these women placed on their skin-to-skin care experience. The results of this study reinforce the importance of advocating for and implementing skin-to-skin care during cesarean birth whenever possible.

scholarly journals Innovation in Practice: Preparing Doulas to Support Cesarean Births

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-56
Author(s):  
Allison K. DeSarro ◽  
Rhonda K. Lanning
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Cesarean Birth ◽  
Skin Contact ◽  
Effective Care ◽  
Cesarean Births ◽  
Skin To Skin ◽  
Evidence Based Care

Despite growing initiatives to support patient-centered labor and birth care, implementation of this care in the operating room is still limited. Doulas can be utilized in the operating room to facilitate evidence-based practices such as skin-to-skin contact for patients and newborns during cesarean birth. This article evaluates a curriculum and training method that was developed to educate doulas to provide safe and effective care during the cesarean birth experience. This intervention was found to be effective at improving doulas' self-perceived confidence in skills essential to support cesarean births and may serve as a model for other institutions to address barriers to the implementation of patient-centered evidence-based care in the operating room.

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