Abstract

The hours immediately following birth are a crucial time for an infant to sustain life. Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) during this time provides the infant with natural thermoregulation and promotes oxygenation. The purpose of this evidence-based project is to examine the physiological effects SSC has on full-term newborns. The research was centered around the PICOT question: In full term newborns, how does direct skin-to-skin contact, compared to no skin-to-skin contact, affect the stabilization of the infant as measured by the infant's vital signs, when practiced within the first few hours after birth?

Author Details

Stephanie Bricker, MSN, BSN, RN; Rachel Johnson, MSN, RN; Caitlin Stom, MSN, BSN, RN

Sigma Membership

Tau Tau

Type

Thesis

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Literature Review

Research Approach

Other

Keywords:

Skin to Skin Care, Infants, Vital Signs

Advisor

Christopher Smallwood

Degree

Master's

Degree Grantor

Nebraska Methodist College

Degree Year

2015

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Review Type

Peer-review: Single Blind

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2016-02-05

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