Midwives׳ experiences with mother–infant skin-to-skin contact after a caesarean section: ‘Fighting an uphill battle’

Early skin‐to‐skin contact for healthy full‐term infants after vaginal and caesarean delivery: a qualitative study on clinician perspectives

“…These finding are in concordance with the results of Zwedberg et al . (): midwives believed that a lack of staff and time and space in the operating room could interfere with the practice of early SSC. Zwedberg et al .…”

“…Zwedberg et al . () describe that a mother's condition after a caesarean section sometimes impeded early SSC due to a decreased mobility and postsurgical pain.…”

“…, Mörelius & Anderson , Zwedberg et al . ). Factors from the surrounding environment that facilitated SSC consist of postnatal care including encouragement from health care providers and partners, family and friends, and sufficient time to start practicing early SSC.…”

Physiological mechanisms, behavioral and psychological factors influencing the transfer of milk from mothers to their young

“…However, acknowledgement of the importance of immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth has, in spite of the challenge it presents for staff (Zwedberg et al, 2015), led to its increasing use. This change in practice has led to an improvement in breastfeeding outcomes (Crenshaw et al, 2012;Hung and Berg, 2011),…”

Obstetric Nurses’ Perceived Barriers to Immediate Skin to Skin Contact after Cesarean Birth

“…The available literature can be categorized into three groups: research on provider perspectives, or patient perspectives, and research including perspectives of both provider and patient. Provider Perspectives Zwedberg, Blomquist and Sigerstad (2015) sought to examine the barriers faced by midwives when trying to implement SSC after cesarean birth. Qualitative analysis methods were used to interpret the responses.…”