Worldwide prevalence of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact after vaginal birth: A systematic review

There is a lack of evidence on the effects of perioperative warming on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women undergoing elective caesarean section who are performing at-birth skin-to-skin contact. This study aimed to provide a systematic review of the current evidence base on the effects of perioperative warming versus no warming. Inclusion criteria included randomised controlled trials involving pregnant women ≥18 years old undergoing an elective caesarean section at term under regional anaesthesia and who initiated at-birth neonatal skin-to-skin contact. Studies investigated active warming versus no active warming interventions. Three studies were included, with a total of 286 participants. Active warming of women resulted in significantly less occurrence of neonatal hypothermia, with no difference in maternal hypothermia. Perioperative active warming of mothers and newborns who had skin-to-skin contact may be beneficial. The quality of the included studies was low, so the review findings should be interpreted with caution. High quality studies with larger sample sizes need to be undertaken.

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Kangaroo Mother Care and Swaddling Methods In Low Born Weight Babies In Community Settings: A Systematic Review

STRADA JURNAL ILMIAH KESEHATAN ◽

10.30994/sjik.v9i2.439 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 1186-1195

Author(s):

S. Tauriana ◽

Joni Haryanto ◽

Retnayu Pradanie

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Body Temperature ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Kangaroo Mother Care ◽

Fat Reserves ◽

Skin Contact ◽

Low Weight ◽

The Stability ◽

Skin To Skin

Infants born with low birth weight or LBW are very susceptible to hypothermia due to the thin fat reserves under the skin and immature heat regulating centers in the brain. The search for articles consisted of five databases, namely Scopus, Science Direct, PubMed, Garuda, and Proquest. Analysis of 25 articles on kangaroo mother care and self-care showed that kangaroo mother care can keep the baby's body temperature stable and reduce the risk of hypothermia in newborns with low weight and make it easier for the baby to breastfeed. This systematic review shows that the kangaroo mother care method has a more significant impact on baby weight gain and the stability of the baby's body temperature by maintaining skin to skin contact between mother and baby for later implementation in the community. This method is more effective than the swaddling method. Keyword: Kangaroo Mother Care; Swaddling; Low Birth Weight; Community

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The Effect of Mother-Infant Skin to Skin Contact after Birth on Third Stage of Labor: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Iranian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.18502/ijph.v48i4.982 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Fatemeh Zahra KARIMI ◽

Hamid HEIDARIAN MIRI ◽

Maryam SALEHIAN ◽

Talat KHADIVZADEH ◽

Mohaddese BAKHSHI

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Postpartum Hemorrhage ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Control Group ◽

Chi Square ◽

The Third ◽

Skin Contact ◽

Third Stage Of Labor ◽

Third Stage ◽

Skin To Skin

Background: One of the causes of postpartum hemorrhage is prolongation of third stage of labor. Mother-infant skin to skin contact (SSC) immediately after delivery is one of the non-pharmacological interventions to reduce this stage. Studies which assessed the effect of mother-infant SSC after delivery on duration of the third stage of labor reported controversial results on this issue. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of mother-infant SSC immediately after birth on the duration of third stage of labor Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, the databases of PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, SID, Magiran IranDoc and Google Scholar were searched from 2000 to 2018, using the keywords related to the objectives of this review to access randomized control trials published in Persian or English. The quality of papers was examined using Cochran's Risk of bias tool. Data was analyzed using Stata software. We used I2 index and Chi-square test to investigate heterogeneity and Egger’s and Begg’s tests to assess publications bias. Random effects model was used to combine the data. Results: Six studies were entered into the meta-analysis. The third stage of labor in SSC group was shorter than that of control group with a mean difference of -1.33 and 95% CI (-2.31 to -0.36) and this difference was statistically significant (P=0.007). Conclusion: Mother-infant SSC decreases the duration of third stage of labor. Therefore, the current study provides some evidences to use this non-pharmacological method in order to accelerate the third stage of labor and ultimately prevent postpartum hemorrhage.

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