The Effect of Video Education on Skin-to-Skin Contact at the Time of Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Objective  The objective of this study was to measure the impact of video education at the time of admission for delivery on intent and participation in skin-to-skin contact (SSC) immediately after birth. Methods  This study was a randomized controlled trial of educational intervention in women ( N  = 240) of 18 years or older admitted in anticipation of normal spontaneous term delivery. Alternate patients were randomized into video ( N  = 120) and no video ( N  = 120) groups. Both groups received a survey about SSC. The video group watched an educational DVD and completed a postsurvey about SSC. Results  During the preintervention survey, 89.2% of those in the video group compared with 83.3% of those in the no video group indicated that they plann

SUBMITTER: Caponero CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8816630 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature