Providing Education About Skin‐To‐Skin Contact Significantly Increased Duration of Skin‐To‐Skin Contact for Newborns
The intervention increased skin-to-skin contact duration and the proportion of newborns receiving nearly continuous skin-to-skin contact during the first 24 h. Enhancing skin-to-skin contact is essential and the programme could positively impact family health.
Authors
- Paola Oras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1306-2281)
- Maria Lundgren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6318-3364)
- Maria Wickström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7240-2426)
- Eva‐Lotta Funkquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0300-0618)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Paediatrica
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.70219
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71