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. 2021 Apr 26;74(suppl 4):e20200026.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0026. eCollection 2021.

Skin-to-skin contact between mothers and full-term newborns after birth: a cross-sectional study

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Rosely Sayuri Kuamoto  1 , Mariana Bueno  2 , Maria Luiza Gonzalez Riesco  1
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Skin-to-skin contact between mothers and full-term newborns after birth: a cross-sectional study

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Rosely Sayuri Kuamoto et al. Rev Bras Enferm. .
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Abstract

Objective: to analyze skin-to-skin contact practice in full-term newborns after birth.

Method: a cross-sectional study carried out in São Paulo-SP with 78 mother-child binomials. Data were obtained from medical records and by non-participant observation. Maternal, neonatal and care conditions, length of skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding attachment were analyzed.

Results: skin-to-skin contact was performed in 94.9% of births, with a mean length of 29 minutes. Births with intact perineum took longer, neonates with Apgar 10, without upper airway aspiration, assisted by a nurse-midwife and with neonatal assistance by a resident in pediatrics. The variables that favor breastfeeding attachment were perineal integrity, newborn with good vitality, without upper airway aspiration and who received professional assistance for breastfeeding attachment.

Conclusion: skin-to-skin contact was performed in almost all births, but with less time than recommended as best practice.

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