The Effect of Video Education on Skin-to-Skin Contact at the Time of Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

 The objective of this study was to measure the impact of video education at the time of admission for delivery on intent and participation in skin-to-skin contact (SSC) immediately after birth.  This study was a randomized controlled trial of educational intervention in women (  = 240) of 18 years or older admitted in anticipation of normal spontaneous term delivery. Alternate patients were randomized into video (  = 120) and no video (  = 120) groups.