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Skin-to-Skin
Contact
Skin-to-skin contact is a method of caring
for newborn infants that involves putting
the infant on the mother’s chest
skin-to-skin. Through body contact with her
infant, the mother provides warmth and
stimulation that simulates the prenatal
environment. Although the benefits of
skin-to-skin contact both for premature and
full-term infants have been extensively
researched, there has been less attention
paid to its effects on the mother and the
developing mother-infant relationship. A
multidisciplinary team of researchers and
practitioners in Nova Scotia, Canada,
conducted a study to examine the impact of
mother-infant skin-to-skin contact on
mothers and their developing relationship
with their babies. The DVDs, “Enhancing
Baby’s First Relationship: A Parents’ Guide
for Skin-to-Skin Contact with Their Infants”
and “Enhancing Baby’s First Relationship:
Results from a Study on Mother-Infant
Skin-to-Skin Contact”, highlight findings
from this study along with accounts by
mothers and fathers about their experiences
with skin-to-skin care with their infants.
These DVDs and
their accompanying Guide have been created
for expectant and new parents and for the
perinatal care practitioners who support and
care for them during this important time.
Enhancing Baby’s First
Relationship: A Parents’ Guide for
Skin-to-Skin Contact with Their Infants
gives a general overview of the findings
(length 20 minutes). If you have difficulty
opening the video from the link above try
this
link.
Enhancing Baby’s First
Relationship: Results from a Study on
Mother-Infant Skin-to-Skin Contact
presents the findings in more detail (length
28 minutes). If you have difficulty opening
the video from the link above try this
link.
The Guide to Support
the Use of the DVDs was created
to help facilitators introduce either DVD to
groups of new and expectant parents or to
health practitioners, and to facilitate the
discussion of the material presented after
the viewing. It includes supplementary
information on mother-infant skin-to-skin
contact.
All
rights reserved.
© Ann Bigelow, Doris Gillis, 2010
The authors permit the use of this
material for non-commercial, educational
purposes only.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Ann Bigelow, St. Francis Xavier
University, P.O. Box 5000, Antigonish,
NS, B2G 2W5
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