TY - JOUR
T1 - Post-Partum Skin-to-Skin Care and Infant Safety
T2 - Results of a State-Wide Hospital Survey
AU - Tyrala, Eileen
AU - Goodstein, Michael H.
AU - Batra, Erich
AU - Kelly, Barbara
AU - Bannon, Judy
AU - Bell, Ted
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics for their support of the work of the Infant Safe Sleep Committee and Dr Joseph Hageman for his editorial assistance in preparation of this manuscript. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Objectives. Survey current experience with Skin to Skin care (SSC) in Pennsylvania Maternity Centers. Study Design. The nursing director of each Maternity Center in PA (n = 95) was sent an on-line confidential survey querying SSC practices. Responses were compared by delivery size, location, and nature of affiliation. Statistics analyzed by chi-square and student t-test. Results. Of these 64/95 MCs (67%) responded. All allowed SSC after vaginal deliveries, 55% after C-section, 73% mother’s room. Monitoring included delivery room nurse (94%) with support from other providers (61%), family members (37%), and electronic monitoring (5%). If SSC occurred in mother’s room all reported family education on safe practices. 40% were aware of adverse SSC events, including falls and suffocation. About 80% educated staff about infant safety during SSC. Conclusions. Gaps in education and supervision during SSC were identified. Additional education and standardization of best practices are needed to reduce risks from falls and suffocation during SSC.
AB - Objectives. Survey current experience with Skin to Skin care (SSC) in Pennsylvania Maternity Centers. Study Design. The nursing director of each Maternity Center in PA (n = 95) was sent an on-line confidential survey querying SSC practices. Responses were compared by delivery size, location, and nature of affiliation. Statistics analyzed by chi-square and student t-test. Results. Of these 64/95 MCs (67%) responded. All allowed SSC after vaginal deliveries, 55% after C-section, 73% mother’s room. Monitoring included delivery room nurse (94%) with support from other providers (61%), family members (37%), and electronic monitoring (5%). If SSC occurred in mother’s room all reported family education on safe practices. 40% were aware of adverse SSC events, including falls and suffocation. About 80% educated staff about infant safety during SSC. Conclusions. Gaps in education and supervision during SSC were identified. Additional education and standardization of best practices are needed to reduce risks from falls and suffocation during SSC.
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U2 - 10.1177/2333794X21989549
DO - 10.1177/2333794X21989549
M3 - Article
C2 - 33614840
AN - SCOPUS:85099859578
SN - 2333-794X
VL - 8
JO - Global Pediatric Health
JF - Global Pediatric Health
ER -