Skin to skin contact after birth
Section: LEARNING TO TEACH
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Bueno Montero E. Piel con piel tras el nacimiento. Rev. Educare21 2012; 10(9). [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de noviembre de 2012]. URL disponible en: http://www.enfermeria21.com/publicaciones/educare/
Authors
Estefanía Bueno Montero
Position
Enfermera y matrona.
Contact email: buenoestefania@hotmail.es
Abstract
Kangaroo care has been defined in different ways, but the two essential components are skin to skin contact and breastfeeding.
Ideally early skin to skin contact should start immediately after birth by placing the naked baby in a prone position on the mother's bare torso.
This practice based on close contact in the first hours of life may facilitate maternal-infant behavior and interactions via sensory stimuli such as touch, heat and smell.
In addition, skin contact is considered an important component in the successful start of breastfeeding.
The key message is that we should not separate the newborn from their mother unless there is a medical cause or another situation where a force majeure prevents placing the baby on his mother (eg.: the newborn needs to resuscitated).
Ideally early skin to skin contact should start immediately after birth by placing the naked baby in a prone position on the mother's bare torso.
This practice based on close contact in the first hours of life may facilitate maternal-infant behavior and interactions via sensory stimuli such as touch, heat and smell.
In addition, skin contact is considered an important component in the successful start of breastfeeding.
The key message is that we should not separate the newborn from their mother unless there is a medical cause or another situation where a force majeure prevents placing the baby on his mother (eg.: the newborn needs to resuscitated).
Keywords:
breastfeeding; early contact; kangaroo care; maternal-infant behaviorskin to skin contact
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