Skin to skin contact after cesarean delivery. Theme update and actuation proposal

e201902006

Authors

  • Marta Costa Romero Neonatología. Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes. Gijón. España.
  • Paula Lalaguna Mallada Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Barbastro. Barbastro. Huesca. España.
  • Nuria Marta Díaz Gómez Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de La Laguna. Tenerife. España.

Keywords:

Cesarean section, Skin-to-skin care, Mother–infant interaction, Breastfeeding

Abstract

Skin to skin contact (SSC) between mother and child immediately after birth is now considered to be an indicator of good clinical practice as it offers multiple benefits for both: it reduces stress levels of the mother, it facilitates affective bonding, breastfeeding and the newborns adaptation to extra-uterine life. However, in the vast majority of hospitals, mother and child are separated until complete recovery following a caesarean section, which can be several hours. In this article the advantages of SSC after a caesarean section, were analyzed, as well as the main difficulties in order to carry it out, which include maternal or neonatal instability and the reticence of the professionals themselves. An actuation procedure model is detailed, for its implementation in a safe manner and that at the same time, contribute to humanize the birth.

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2019-02-19

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Costa Romero M, Lalaguna Mallada P, Díaz Gómez NM. Skin to skin contact after cesarean delivery. Theme update and actuation proposal: e201902006. Rev Esp Salud Pública [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 19 [cited 2025 Jun. 7];93:10 páginas. Available from: https://ojs.sanidad.gob.es/index.php/resp/article/view/1138

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