Clinical audit of skin-to-skin contact and initiation of breastfeeding after birth.

ABSTRACT: Despite the well-established benefits of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact, the absence of immediate postnatal skin-to-skin contact and the separation of mothers and newborns appear to remain common practices in hospitals. This study was conducted to perform a clinical audit of skin-to-skin contact and the initiation of breastfeeding following birth. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 53 employed midwives and 265 postpartum mothers in two hospitals (Imam Sajjad and Shahid Akbarabadi) in Tehran Province. A census sampling method was applied. Data collection instruments included a demographic questionnaire and the national guideline checklist. Data were gathered through observation and interviews. For data analysis, descriptive statistics as well as the Chi-square and Fisher's exac

SUBMITTER: Asadi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12623901 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature