The Impact of Increased Skin-to-Skin Contact on Breastfeeding Neonates on Exclusive Breastfeeding at 4 and 8 Weeks Postpartum

Authors

Deborah J. Ruxer
Melissa Burkhardt
Tracy L. Brewer, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow
Terri Leakeas
Mary Shay
Karen Mateer
Barbara Seipel

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

6-2013

Abstract

Objective:

To investigate the research question: Is there a relationship between the number of minutes of skin-to-skin (STS) contact between mother and infant during hospitalization and the rate of breastfeeding exclusivity at 4 and 8 weeks postpartum?

Comments

Presented at the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses' Convention, Nashville, TN, June 15-19, 2013.

This proceeding was later published as an article available at http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/nursing_faculty/219/.

Repository Citation

Ruxer, D. J., Burkhardt, M., Brewer, T. L., Leakeas, T., Shay, M., Mateer, K., & Seipel, B. (2013). The Impact of Increased Skin-to-Skin Contact on Breastfeeding Neonates on Exclusive Breastfeeding at 4 and 8 Weeks Postpartum. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 42 (s1), S85-S86.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/nursing_faculty/218

DOI

10.1111/1552-6909.12176