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Newborn Kangaroo Care Immediately After Cesarean Birth, Sarah Abdolcader
Newborn Kangaroo Care Immediately After Cesarean Birth, Sarah Abdolcader
Master's Projects and Capstones
Newborn Kangaroo Care Immediately after Cesarean Birth
Sarah Abdolcader
Global Aim: Improve exclusive breastfeeding rates from 76% to 80% in the Perinatal Unit during the newborn’s hospital admission by February 2018.
Project Aim: Improve the percentage of mother/baby skin-to-skin (kangaroo holding) from a baseline of 55% to 65% by August 2017.
Setting: Perinatal Units
Participants: Newborns birthed via cesarean section
Evidence: According to the World Health Organization (2003), hospitals should have a goal of >80% exclusive breastfeeding rates for all newborns during their acute hospital stay and it begins with skin-to-skin contact (SSC), newborn’s bare chest placed on mom’s bare …