Holding the baby: Early mother–infant contact after childbirth and outcomes

Redshaw, Maggie; Hennegan, Julie; Kruske, Sue

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2014.02.003

Cited by 40 publications

(38 citation statements)

References 19 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This will ensure that the infant will be capable of breastfeeding when breastfeeding reflexes are well developed. [46] The current study result showed that, the average time for initiating the first breastfeeding after childbirth was approximately 29 minutes in intervention group while, this time was nearly two hours in the routine care group. Moreover, the first breast feeding duration in the SSC group was 20 minutes-3 times more often than the control one (6.36 minutes).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 57%

“…Women who held their infant within five minutes of birth were more likely to initiate breastfeeding and to be breastfeeding at facility discharge. [46] Dissimilar to this finding, the study of Carfoot et al (2005) [36] revealed that no significant difference in the success of subsequent breastfeeding before discharge was found between both groups. Explanation by Carfoot for this finding was the existence of a research assistant in the delivery room.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 68%

“…Similarly, Redshaw et al (2014) stated that early contact appeared beneficial. Women who held their infant within five minutes of birth were more likely to initiate breastfeeding and to be breastfeeding at facility discharge.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Effect of early maternal/newborn skin-to-skin contact after birth on the duration of third stage of labor and initiation of breastfeeding

Essa

Ismail

2015

JNEP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of early maternal /newborn skin-to-skin contact after birth on the duration of third stage of labor and initiation of breastfeeding. A non-randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted at a labor and delivery unit of National Medical Institution in Damanhour, Albehera Governorate, Egypt. A purposive sample of 100 laboring women was recruited. The project included a study group (50) who considered skin-to-skin contact (SSC) and a control group (50) who received routine hospital care. Three tools were used to collect data. The first tool was a structured interview to elicit socio-demographic and obstetric characteristic. Second tool was an assessment of mothers during the third stage of labor. Third tool was the Breastfeeding Assessment Tool, which comprised two parts: The Infant Breastfeeding Assessment Tool (IBFAT): and the outcome assessment of first breastfeeding. The results revealed that success in first breastfeeding was higher among study group compared to control group. There are statistically significant differences between the study and control groups in third stage of labor duration, complete placental separation, and immediate contraction of the uterus, position of uterus, absence of any abnormal signs such as uterine atony or excessive blood loss. The mean duration of the third stage of labor in the study group was significantly shorter (2.8 ± 0.857 minutes) than among those in the control group (11.22 ± 3.334 minutes) (p < .01). The study concluded that mothers who practice early maternal/newborn SSC immediately after birth experience shorter duration of the third stage of labor and early successful initiation of breastfeeding. Consequently, it is recommended that a continuous educational and training program be provided to all midwives and nurses working in the delivery room about the implementation of SSC for all mothers, and clarify the benefits for the mother and her neonate.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 57%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 68%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Effect of early maternal/newborn skin-to-skin contact after birth on the duration of third stage of labor and initiation of breastfeeding

Essa

Ismail

2015

JNEP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Currently, it is widely accepted that this bias appears to be "innate" in a majority of the human female population [1]. Prevalence of leftward cradling has been reported to occur in 80% of women [2][3][4] although the reason behind this is unclear. In a study by Saling and Tyson [5] cradling behaviors of nulliparous females were observed.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

What is the Significance of Leftward Cradling Bias?

Jones¹

2017

J Neonatal Biol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Maternal cradling bias is the act of human females to tend to cradle new-borns to the left side in the first few weeks of life. Many factors contributing to the occurrence of leftward cradling bias have been explored including handedness and hemispheric dominance, neural development in neonates, breast feeding influences and early communicative. Accepted best practices for developmental support for premature infants incorporate positioning and holding neonates in their protocols. Questions as to what function leftward cradling serves and what impact it has on the developmental trajectory of the infant in the first few weeks of life is the subject of much research. This paper will review the literature focusing on maternal cradling bias and explore implications on best practices for paediatric professionals.

show abstract

“…There is an established association between this early suckling experience and the maintenance of breast feeding and it has been suggested that the oxytocin release pattern in the mother that accompanies this first sequence of behaviours mediates this effect (Nissen et al, 1995;Redshaw et al, 2014;Widstrom et al, 2011;Widstrom et al, 1987). There is also evidence to suggest that circulating oxytocin levels during pregnancy predict breastfeeding duration (Silber et al, 1991).…”

Section: Accepted Manuscriptmentioning

confidence: 99%