Skin to Skin Care in the Operating Room
A video of skin to skin practice in the operating room was created in collaboration with care providers from the IWK and the Reproductive Care Program of NS. The goal of the video is to promote and support skin-to-skin contact (SSC) practices. There is strong evidence to support the many benefits of skin-to-skin contact for both the gestational parent and newborn. This video provides a step-by-step guide to safely facilitate SSC in the operating room during a cesarean birth. We hope this video will be helpful to you as you promote SSC practices in the operating room at your birthing facility.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULclYsTW96A
Skin to Skin Care Study
The power point and video found at the link below provide a graphic description of key findings from the Nova Scotia Infancy Skin-to-Skin Contact Study and its 9-Year Follow-up Study. The principle investigator of the study is Ann Bigelow, Psychology Department, St. Francis Xavier University along with a number of her colleagues. The video describes skin-to-skin contact with infants for parents and parents-to-be. Short- and long-term findings from the Nova Scotia research study of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact are presented.
