Intensive care nurses ’ experiences of infants and partners’ presence on the postoperative ward after an emergency caesarean section; An interview study

Implementing skin-to-skin care (SSC); meaning placing the naked infant prone on the mother ’s bare chest with a warm blanket covering its head and back, has a number advantages for both mother and infant. The benefits of SSC for the infant are sustained body temperature, a more stable blood sugar, and reduced stress (Moore et al., 2012). The positive effects of SSC for the mother are, a mong other things, increased levels of oxytocin, the calming and feel good hormone, in response to the massage-like movements the infant makes on the breast during the pre-suckling period.
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research