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<bold>Aim.</bold> The aim of the study was to assess the skin-to-skin contact after Caesarean sections in Warsaw maternity hospitals.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The study used the method of direct observation. The material for the research was collected using the original observation sheet designed for the purpose of the study. The research was carried out in 11 maternity facilities in Warsaw of varied referral levels.
<bold>Results.</bold> In 11.73% of cases after Caesarean sections, the mother’s contact with the child occurred immediately after birth. The duration of the first contact varied and amounted to: a few seconds – 30.10% of observations, from 1 to 5 minutes – 32.14%, from 6 to 15 minutes – 16.84%. The longest contact lasted 16-30 minutes, and it was performed only in 6.12% of cases.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> In most cases, the initiation of mother-child contact after Caesarean section is not carried out in line with the recommendations, it terms of its initiation, duration and form.
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Aim. The aim of the study was to assess the skin-to-skin contact after Caesarean sections in Warsaw maternity hospitals.
Material and methods. The study used the method of direct observation. The material for the research was collected using the original observation sheet designed for the purpose of the study. The research was carried out in 11 maternity facilities in Warsaw of varied referral levels.
Results. In 11.73% of cases after Caesarean sections, the mother’s contact with the child occurred immediately after birth. The duration of the first contact varied and amounted to: a few seconds – 30.10% of observations, from 1 to 5 minutes – 32.14%, from 6 to 15 minutes – 16.84%. The longest contact lasted 16-30 minutes, and it was performed only in 6.12% of cases.
Conclusions. In most cases, the initiation of mother-child contact after Caesarean section is not carried out in line with the recommendations, it terms of its initiation, duration and form.

Implementation of the first skin-to-skin contact after cesarean sections in maternity hospitals in Warsaw

Department of Obstetric-Gynecological Didactics, Faculty of Health Sciences

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. The aim of the study was to assess the skin-to-skin contact after Caesarean sections in Warsaw maternity hospitals.
Material and methods. The study used...

Implementation of the first skin-to-skin contact after cesarean sections in maternity hospitals in Warsaw

Published Online: Oct 20, 2022

Page range: 169 - 173

Received: Jan 20, 2022

Accepted: Apr 05, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0025

Keywords
caesarean section, skin-to-skin contact, newborn

© 2022 Monika Waleria Salamończyk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Implementation of the first skin-to-skin contact after cesarean sections in maternity hospitals in Warsaw

Published Online: Oct 20, 2022

Page range: 169 - 173

Received: Jan 20, 2022

Accepted: Apr 05, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0025

Keywordscaesarean section, skin-to-skin contact, newborn

© 2022 Monika Waleria Salamończyk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
caesarean section, skin-to-skin contact, newborn