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Initiation and extent of skin-to-skin care at two Swedish neonatal intensive care units

Blomqvist, Ylva Thernström ; Ewald, Uwe ; Gradin, Maria ; Nyqvist, Kerstin Hedberg and Rubertsson, Christine LU (2013) In Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics 102(1). p.22-28
Abstract

Aim: To describe initiation and extent of parents' application of skin-to-skin care (SSC) with their preterm infants at two Swedish neonatal intensive care units. Methods: The duration of SSC was recorded in 104 infants' medical charts during their hospital stay, and the parents answered a questionnaire. Results: Both parents were involved in the practice of SSC. Three infants experienced SSC directly after birth, 34 within 1h, 85 within 24h and the remaining 19 at 24-78h postbirth. SSC commenced earlier (median age of 50min) in infants whose first SSC was with their father instead of with their mother (median age of 649min: p<0.001). The earlier the SSC was initiated, the longer the infant was cared for skin-to-skin per day during... (More)

Aim: To describe initiation and extent of parents' application of skin-to-skin care (SSC) with their preterm infants at two Swedish neonatal intensive care units. Methods: The duration of SSC was recorded in 104 infants' medical charts during their hospital stay, and the parents answered a questionnaire. Results: Both parents were involved in the practice of SSC. Three infants experienced SSC directly after birth, 34 within 1h, 85 within 24h and the remaining 19 at 24-78h postbirth. SSC commenced earlier (median age of 50min) in infants whose first SSC was with their father instead of with their mother (median age of 649min: p<0.001). The earlier the SSC was initiated, the longer the infant was cared for skin-to-skin per day during his/her hospital stay (p<0.001). The median daily duration of SSC was 403min. Conclusion: Early initiation of SSC had positive impact on the extent of parents' application of SSC. Even though the infants in this study were cared for skin-to-skin to a high extent, there is a potential for extended use of SSC in this type of hospital setting for reducing separation between infants and parents.

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Kangaroo Mother Care, Neonatal care, Neonatal intensive care, Parenting, Skin-to-skin contact
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Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
volume
102
issue
1
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7 pages
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Wiley-Blackwell
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  • pmid:23072448
  • scopus:84871032017
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0803-5253
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10.1111/apa.12056
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English
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  author       = {{Blomqvist, Ylva Thernström and Ewald, Uwe and Gradin, Maria and Nyqvist, Kerstin Hedberg and Rubertsson, Christine}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{22--28}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics}},
  title        = {{Initiation and extent of skin-to-skin care at two Swedish neonatal intensive care units}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.12056}},
  doi          = {{10.1111/apa.12056}},
  volume       = {{102}},
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