Impact of Skin to Skin Contact on Maternal Satisfaction, Pain Scores, and Narcotic Usage After Cesarean Delivery
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Conditions studied: Skin to Skin Contact in Cesarean Deliveries
In brief
Early skin to skin contact has beneficial effects and is part of the Healthy Birth Initiative. Positive effects on breast feeding, cardiorespiratory status, blood glucose control, and temperature has been demonstrated. It is the standard of care for vaginal deliveries but surgery is a barrier in its initiation in the operating room. This study is evaluating initiating skin to skin contact as soon as feasible in the operating room. Informed consent will be obtained from scheduled/non emergent cesarean sections who are of EGA.37 weeks who are ASA I-II and receiving the standard spinal anesthetic. Skin to skin contact will be initiated after delivery as soon as apgars and newborn assessment has been completed. Goal is a minimum of 60 minutes of skin to skin contact between the mother and the newborn, with the only interruption being upon movement from the OR table to the stretcher when leaving the OR. Subjects seen post delivery day 1 for assessments of pain and maternal satisfaction utilizing a sliding 100mm VAS assessment tool.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02533167
- Run by
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- People needed
- 70
- Starts
- 2015-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-09-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- non emergent cesarean deliveries term gestation age ASA I or II spinal anesthetic
You may not qualify if…
- contraindication to spinal anesthetic or to medications utilized emergence cesarean delivery under age 18 less than 37 weeks gestational age
Where it is running
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
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