Immediate or early skin-to-skin contact after a Caesarean section: A review of the literature

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 456-473

  Stevens, Jeni ^a   Schmied, Virginia ^a   Burns, Elaine ^a   Dahlen, Hannah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baby friendly health initiative (BFHI); Breastfeeding; Caesarean Cesarean section; Kangaroo care (KC); Operating room; Operating theatre; Skin to skin contact (SSC)

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KANGAROO CARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NURSING INTERVENTION; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WELLBEING; OBJECT RELATION; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84908007219     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12128     Document Type: Review

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