Skin-to-Skin Care in the Operating Room: Incorporating Evidence-Based Practice to Increase in-Hospital Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Title: Skin-to-Skin Care in the Operating Room: Incorporating Evidence-Based Practice to Increase in-Hospital Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates

Promenade Ballroom (Long Beach Convention Center)
Melaney L. Stricklin, BSN, RN-C, CCE , University Birthing Suites, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Kandice L. Duns, BSN, RN, CLE , University Birthing Suites, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

Discipline: Newborn Care (N)

Learning Objectives:
  • Discuss the concerns of staff on implementation of skin-to-skin in the operating room.
  • Discuss implementation practices including inclusion criteria and procedure.
  • Identify 2 benefits of skin-to-skin care

    • Submission Description:
    Nurses, surgeons, and anesthesia collaborated in a perinatal project within the operating room to provide skin-to-skin care for neonates born via cesarean section. This evidence-based practice improvement project led to an increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates in neonates during their hospital stay. Improvement in exclusive breastfeeding rates increased from 33% before implementation of this nursing practice to 53% at one year and 69% at 18 months of practice.

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