Skin-to-Skin Contact and the Incidence of Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn.

Objectives: To compare the incidence of transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) before and after the implementation of a Baby-Friendly protocol and to determine changes in the rates of TTN symptoms, interventions, completion of skin-to-skin contact.

Design: Retrospective cohort study using data in the electronic medical record.

Setting: Community-based tertiary obstetric facility.