The Benefit of Skin-to-skin contact Postpartum in Premature Infants for Mom and Baby
Advisor(s)
Dr. Jamie Hunsicker
Confirmation
1
Document Type
Poster
Location
McIntosh Activities Room
Start Date
19-4-2024 11:00 AM
End Date
19-4-2024 11:50 AM
Abstract
Problem: Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is not always initiated or offered to mothers and babies. SSC has shown how beneficial it is for both the mother and neonate especially when neonates are preterm. Protocols where SSC is offered in the NICU for at least one hour per day if the neonate is stable can help their health outcomes.
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to determine if daily skin-to-skin contact between postpartum mom and/or dad and the premature infant improve outcomes of the mom and infant compared to not having daily skin to skin contact.
Methods: This is a mixed methods study comparing outcomes of neonates and moms who use SSC daily to those who do not. Neonatal physiological measures, including vital signs, activity, sleep duration, weight gain, and feeding will be collected. Mothers’ vital signs, cortisol levels, and postpartum depression screening will be collected. Interviews will be conducted to determine mother’s perspective and of the impact of SSC on health outcomes.
Conclusion: It is expected that neonates who receive daily SSC will have better vitals, weight gain, sleep schedule, and more likely to breastfeed compared to those who do not. For mothers, it is expected that daily SSC will have a better bond with their baby, have lower blood pressure and heart rate, and less likely to have postpartum depression.
Recommended Citation
McGee, Kianna Lynn, "The Benefit of Skin-to-skin contact Postpartum in Premature Infants for Mom and Baby" (2024). ONU Student Research Colloquium. 5.
https://digitalcommons.onu.edu/student_research_colloquium/2024/Posters/5
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The Benefit of Skin-to-skin contact Postpartum in Premature Infants for Mom and Baby
McIntosh Activities Room
Problem: Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is not always initiated or offered to mothers and babies. SSC has shown how beneficial it is for both the mother and neonate especially when neonates are preterm. Protocols where SSC is offered in the NICU for at least one hour per day if the neonate is stable can help their health outcomes.
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to determine if daily skin-to-skin contact between postpartum mom and/or dad and the premature infant improve outcomes of the mom and infant compared to not having daily skin to skin contact.
Methods: This is a mixed methods study comparing outcomes of neonates and moms who use SSC daily to those who do not. Neonatal physiological measures, including vital signs, activity, sleep duration, weight gain, and feeding will be collected. Mothers’ vital signs, cortisol levels, and postpartum depression screening will be collected. Interviews will be conducted to determine mother’s perspective and of the impact of SSC on health outcomes.
Conclusion: It is expected that neonates who receive daily SSC will have better vitals, weight gain, sleep schedule, and more likely to breastfeed compared to those who do not. For mothers, it is expected that daily SSC will have a better bond with their baby, have lower blood pressure and heart rate, and less likely to have postpartum depression.