Effects of Skin-to-Skin Care During Cesareans: A Quasiexperimental Feasibility/Pilot Study.

: Our aim was to describe feasibility and outcomes of skin-to-skin care (SSC) that began during cesarean surgery and continued, uninterrupted, for about 5 hours. We described maternal/newborn measures of physiologic stability and stress; maternal measures of comfort; maternal satisfaction with surgery and SSC; and exclusive breast milk feeding at discharge. We used a quasiexperimental, time-interrupted design and randomly assigned women to receive SSC that began during surgery (Group 1, intervention;  = 20) or after surgery, before transfer to recovery (Group 2, standard care;  = 20).

Implementation of an Evidence-Based Practice Change to Offer Nitrous Oxide During Labor.

Objective: The aim of this evidence-based practice change was to implement use of nitrous oxide as a pain management option during labor and to examine women's satisfaction with that option.

Design: Evidence-based practice change guided by the model for evidence-based practice change.

Setting: Labor and delivery unit in a tertiary medical center in the southwestern United States.