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Impact Of Skin To Skin Contact Implemented In The Operating Room, Michelle K. Reno
Impact Of Skin To Skin Contact Implemented In The Operating Room, Michelle K. Reno
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Healthcare is constantly advancing and adapting to provide the latest evidence-based care for patients and their families. This has become especially true with families deciding where they want to deliver their babies. Family-Centered Maternity Care (FCMC) has become the leading force behind providing care for women and their babies in the hospital setting (Zwelling & Phillips, 2001). One of the main nursing practices promoted under FCMC is that of mother-baby couplet care. The main goal of couplet care is to keep mothers and babies together throughout their hospital stay. This type of care also provides stability and consistency in nursing …
Enhancing Perceptions Of Labor Experiences Through Evidence-Based Education, Sherrie Fontenot
Enhancing Perceptions Of Labor Experiences Through Evidence-Based Education, Sherrie Fontenot
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The cesarean section (C-section) rate has risen dramatically in the past several decades both in the United States and throughout the world. Domestically, the C-section rate has risen from 4.5% in 1965 to 32.2% in 2014 (National Partnership for Women & Families [NPWF], 2016a). Worldwide, roughly 19% of births occur via C-Section (Betrán et al., 2016). Concurrently, the induction rate has also increased, doubling in the United States between 1990 – 1998 (Davey & King, 2016). As of 2014, about 23% of all women had their labors induced in the United States (NPWF, 2016b). Furthermore, the trend toward electively inducing …