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  • Immediate skin-to-skin care (SSC) during cesarean births offers benefits for both mother and baby, potentially affecting surgical outcomes.
  • This study compared 110 women undergoing primary cesarean births for breech presentation, with half receiving immediate SSC and the other half not.
  • Results showed that SSC did not significantly change operative time or blood loss, but there was a slight decrease in operative time of about 3 minutes in the SSC group.

Article Abstract

Background: Multiple benefits for both, mother and baby have been reported from immediate skin-to-skin care (SSC). The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of SSC on operative time and blood loss in primary cesarean births for breech presentation.

Methods: A SSC protocol for cesarean birth was implemented in our institution on February 25, 2019. In this single-center retrospective cohort study, we compared the outcomes of planned primary cesarean births for breech presentation at term before and after its implementation.

Results: Data from 110 women who had a cesarean birth for breech presentation at term were analyzed, 55 in each group. Group 1 were women who had immediate SSC and Group 2 were women without immediate SSC. Maternal and surgical characteristics, and neonatal outcomes were similar in both groups. The mean operative time was 3.22 minutes shorter in the immediate SSC group compared with the not immediate SSC group (37.13 ± 12.27 vs 40.35 ± 12.23 minutes; P = 0.171).

Conclusions: In conclusion, immediate SSC following a low-risk cesarean birth for breech presentation neither prolongs the operative time nor increases blood loss during the procedure. Although we were unable to demonstrate a significant reduction in the operative time with the immediate SSC protocol, a decrease of 3 minutes was noted.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/birt.12683DOI Listing

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