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Educational Intervention for an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice of Skin-to-Skin Contact at Birth.

Jeanne Pigeon TurenneMarjolaine HéonMarilyn AitaJoanne FaesslerChantal Doddridge
Published in: The Journal of perinatal education (2016)
This article presents the development and evaluation of an educational intervention aiming at an evidence-based practice of skin-to-skin contact at birth among nurses of a maternity care unit. Based on the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Quality Care, four educational sessions were developed according to an active-learning pedagogy. Even if the nurses' practice did not fully meet the recommendations for skin-to-skin contact, a pre- and postintervention evaluation showed some positive results, such as a longer duration of skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth, delivery of some routine care directly on mothers' chest, and improved parent education. The educational intervention seems to have enacted some evidence-based nursing practice changes regarding skin-to-skin contact at birth.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • soft tissue
  • wound healing
  • quality improvement
  • randomized controlled trial
  • mental health
  • primary care
  • pain management
  • gestational age
  • pregnant women
  • chronic pain
  • preterm birth
  • affordable care act