A Pragmatic Descriptive Study of Rewarming the Newborn After the First Bath

ConclusionsGiven a choice, mothers overwhelmingly preferred skin‐to‐skin rewarming. Newborns can safely rewarm skin‐to‐skin if staff pay special attention to how they are positioning the newborn and recheck mother and newborn frequently. The unexpected finding of racial differences in maternal and newborn characteristics will require further investigation.

Source: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing - January 1, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Sino George, Katherine Phillips, Sharon Mallory, Ivana Holmquistova, Ranita Hare, Shelly Allen, Melinda Higgins, Susan E. Shapiro Tags: Research Source Type: research