An implementation algorithm to improve skin-to-skin practice in the first hour after birth

Kajsa Brimdyr, Karin Cadwell, Jeni Stevens, Yuki Takahashi, Kajsa Brimdyr, Karin Cadwell, Jeni Stevens, Yuki Takahashi

Abstract

Evidence supporting the practice of skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding soon after birth points to physiologic, social, and psychological benefits for both mother and baby. The 2009 revision of Step 4 of the WHO/UNICEF "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding" elaborated on the practice of skin-to-skin contact between the mother and her newly born baby indicating that the practice should be "immediate" and "without separation" unless documented medically justifiable reasons for delayed contact or interruption exist. While in immediate, continuous, uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact with mother in the first hour after birth, babies progress through 9 instinctive, complex, distinct, and observable stages including self-attachment and suckling. However, the most recent Cochrane review of early skin-to-skin contact cites inconsistencies in the practice; the authors found "inadequate evidence with respect to details … such as timing of initiation and dose." This paper introduces a novel algorithm to analyse the practice of skin to skin in the first hour using two data sets and suggests opportunities for practice improvement. The algorithm considers the mother's Robson criteria, skin-to-skin experience, and Widström's 9 Stages. Using data from vaginal births in Japan and caesarean births in Australia, the algorithm utilizes data in a new way to highlight challenges to best practice. The use of a tool to analyse the implementation of skin-to-skin care in the first hour after birth illuminates the successes, barriers, and opportunities for improvement to achieving the standard of care for babies. Future application should involve more diverse facilities and Robson's classifications.

Keywords: algorithm; birth; caesarean; skin-to-skin; vaginal.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

© 2017 The Authors. Maternal and Child Nutrition Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Healthy Children Project's Skin‐to‐Skin Implementation Algorithm—© Healthy Children Project, used with permission
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Healthy Children Project's Skin‐to‐Skin Implementation Algorithm with Japanese vaginal birth data
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Healthy Children Project's Skin‐to‐Skin Implementation Algorithm with Australian caesarean birth data

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