Mapping, Measuring & Analyzing Skin-to-Skin Contact & Early Breastfeeding in the First Hour

What is it about?

Although the benefits of immediate, continuous, uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact (SSC) with their mother and early breastfeeding have been widely researched and confirmed, the challenge remains to improve the consistency of this practice. The purpose of this study was to analyze the process of uninterrupted SSC between healthy newborns and their mothers immediately after birth in a hospital that had implemented this practice.

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Why is it important?

Implementing skin-to-skin contact within the first hour after birth has a positive effect on breastfeeding rates, which in turn carry long-term benefits for the health of mothers and babies, including reducing infant mortality and decreasing rates of maternal breast cancer and diabetes.