Skin-to-Skin Contact and Breastfeeding After Planned Cesarean Birth Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Background: Benefits of early skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mother and newborn are widely documented, including improved breastfeeding outcomes. While promoting immediate SSC is standard practice for vaginal birth, it happens less often after cesarean birth. It is not known how changes in hospital practices and staffing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic have influenced the practice of SSC in the operating room (OR). This study aims to identify the relationship between SSC after cesarean birth and breastfeeding and compare SSC before and during the COVID-19 pandemic at a single institution. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of 244 subjects who had scheduled cesarean births during 2019 and 2020. The primary outcome was newborn

SUBMITTER: Costello S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10951620 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature