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<bold>Aim.</bold> The primary objective of this study was to assess the influence of various factors on the first contact of mother and her infant in Warsaw’s maternity facilities.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> For this study, direct observation was performed. Research material was collected using original observation survey, specifically designed for this study. Study was conducted in 11 Warsaw’s maternity facilities of varied referral level.
<bold>Results.</bold> The contact was the longest (between 91 and 120 minutes) if there were fewer people present in the delivery room during birth (p&lt;0.001). Infant was placed on mother’s chest immediately after delivery if there were fewer people present in the delivery room (p&lt;0.001). Infant examination took place more than 2 hours after birth if there were fewer people present in the delivery room (p&lt;0.001).
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> Mother-infant first contact was the longest and was initiated immediately after delivery if there were fewer people present in the delivery room and if a midwife was a sole provider of care.
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Aim. The primary objective of this study was to assess the influence of various factors on the first contact of mother and her infant in Warsaw’s maternity facilities.
Material and methods. For this study, direct observation was performed. Research material was collected using original observation survey, specifically designed for this study. Study was conducted in 11 Warsaw’s maternity facilities of varied referral level.
Results. The contact was the longest (between 91 and 120 minutes) if there were fewer people present in the delivery room during birth (p<0.001). Infant was placed on mother’s chest immediately after delivery if there were fewer people present in the delivery room (p<0.001). Infant examination took place more than 2 hours after birth if there were fewer people present in the delivery room (p<0.001).
Conclusions. Mother-infant first contact was the longest and was initiated immediately after delivery if there were fewer people present in the delivery room and if a midwife was a sole provider of care.

Factors affecting the quality of mother-infant first contact after vaginal delivery

Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. The primary objective of this study was to assess the influence of various factors on the first contact of mother and her infant in Warsaw’s maternity...

Factors affecting the quality of mother-infant first contact after vaginal delivery

Published Online: Jan 19, 2023

Page range: 230 - 234

Received: Mar 07, 2022

Accepted: Apr 04, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0037

Keywords
birth, 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.

Factors affecting the quality of mother-infant first contact after vaginal delivery

Published Online: Jan 19, 2023

Page range: 230 - 234

Received: Mar 07, 2022

Accepted: Apr 04, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0037

Keywordsbirth, 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
birth, skin-to-skin contact, newborn