Larkin School PICO Question Evidence Based Project Presentation

Running Head: THE IMPORTANCE OF KANGAROO CARE AMONG NEONATES THE IMPORTANCE OF KANGAROO CARE AMONG NEONATES Students Name Ania Acosta Institution Name Larkin School of Nursing THE IMPORTANCE OF KANGAROO CARE AMONG NEONATES Introduction Among newborn infants, does early skin to skin contact with their mother compared to those not receiving skin to skin care improves outcomes of decreased mortality, infection, hypothermia and initiation of breastfeeding ? The manner in which a new baby is welcomed into the world during the first hours after birth may have short- and long-term consequences. There is good evidence that normal, term newborns who are placed skin to skin with their mothers immediately after birth make the transition from fetal to newborn life with greater respiratory, temperature, and glucose stability and significantly less crying indicating decreased stress (Ferber, S. G., & Makhoul, I. R., 2004). Mothers who hold their newborns skin to skin after birth have increased maternal behaviors, show more confidence in caring for their babies and breastfeed for longer durations. Being skin to skin with mother protects the newborn from the welldocumented negative effects of separation, supports optimal brain development and facilitates attachment, which promotes the infant’s self-regulation over time. Normal babies are born with the instinctive skill and motivation to breastfeed and are able to find the breast and self-attach without assistance when skin-to-skin. When the newborn

ORDER A PLAGIARISM FREE PAPER NOW

is placed skin to skin with the mother, nine observable behaviors can be seen that lead to the first breastfeeding, usually within the first hour after birth. Hospital protocols can be modified to support uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth for both vaginal and cesarean births. The first hour of life outside the womb is a special time when a baby meets his or her parents for the first time and a family is formed. This is a once-in-alifetime experience and should not be interrupted unless the baby or mother is unstable and requires medical resuscitation. It is a sacred time that should be honored, cherished and protected whenever possible. THE IMPORTANCE OF KANGAROO CARE AMONG NEONATES References Ferber, S. G., & Makhoul, I. R., (2004). The effect of skin-to-skin contact (kangaroo care) shortly after birth on the term newborn: A randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics, 113(4), 858-863.

Larkin School PICO Question Evidence Based Project Presentation