Naslov
Impact of 'birth' skin-to-skin contact between mother-infant pairs on breastfeeding practices during the first 6 months of life.

Autori
Ćuže, Anamarija ; Zakarija-Grković, Irena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Skup
4th ABM Regional European Meeting

Mjesto i datum
Trst, Italija, 19.05.2012. - 20.05.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
skin-to-skin contact; term infants; breastfeeding; Croatia

Sažetak
Background A recent Cochrane systematic review¹ showed significant and positive effects of ‘early’ skin-to-skin contact (SSC) on breastfeeding at one to four months post-birth in healthy, term infants. Numerous studies have shown positive effects of SSC on exclusivity and duration of breastfeeding where control infants are separated from their mothers for 12-24 hours post-birth. This study compares newborns placed in immediate, ‘birth’ SSC with those swaddled at birth. Objective To examine the effect of 'birth' SSC on breastfeeding practices in healthy, term infants. Methods This was a prospective cohort study, conducted at the University Hospital in Split between February 2008 and July 2009. 1. All eligible mother-baby pairs (n =773) were consecutively recruited from the postnatal ward. 2. Mothers were interviewed at discharge using the 'Questionnaire for Monitoring Baby- Friendly Hospitals‘ to determine, amongst other things: if newborns were placed in SSC at birth or swaddled ; the duration of SSC and the timing of the first breastfeed. 3. Infant feeding data were collected using ‘Every-feed observation’ charts² and via telephone interviews at 3, 6 and 12 months. Results A significant difference in the timing of the 1st breastfeed was found between infants placed in SSC and those swaddled, with 86.1% of infants placed in SSC breastfed within 6h of birth, as opposed to 13.9% of swaddled infants (P<0.001) (Figure 1.). Exclusive breastfeeding rates increased in hospital if birth SSC was practiced (Figure 2.). This effect did not persist post-discharge. Conclusion Birth SSC, applied among healthy term infants and mothers, appears to enhance early contact and improve hospital breastfeeding rates. References: ¹ Moore ER, Anderson GC, Bergman N. Early skin- to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007 September ; (3):1469-93. ² Zakarija-Grković I. Exclusive Breastfeeding in the Hospital: How Accurate are the Data? J Hum Lact. 2012 ; 28(2):139-144

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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