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Measuring health professionals' beliefs about skin‐to‐skin care during a cesarean.
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Maternal & Child Nutrition . Oct2021, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p1-14. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Women and their newborns are at risk of delayed or withheld skin‐to‐skin care (SSC) during a caesarean, which is about one‐third of births, worldwide. To date, no instrument exists to assess health professionals' (HPs) beliefs, and potential barriers and strategies for implementing SSC during a cesarean. The study aims were to (1) develop an instrument, Health Professionals' Beliefs about Skin‐to‐Skin Care During a Cesarean (SSCB), (2) establish its validity and reliability and (3) describe HPs' beliefs about SSC during a caesarean. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were used to test the SSCB and describe HPs' beliefs. SSCB analysis yielded a content validity of 0.83 and reliability of α = 0.9. We grouped all practice roles as either nurses or physicians. The mean rank score for nurses (n = 120, M = 90) was significantly higher (p = 0.001) than physicians (n = 46, M = 79). Despite this difference, scores for both roles reflected support for SSC. Participants identified hospital readiness to implement SSC and maintaining maternal and newborn safety as major issues. SSCB is a valid, reliable instrument to measure HPs' beliefs about SSC during a caesarean birth. HPs can use the SSCB during quality improvement initiatives to improve access to immediate SSC for women who have a caesarean birth. Improved access can enhance breastfeeding outcomes and promote optimal maternal and child health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EXPERIMENTAL design
*OCCUPATIONAL roles
*OPERATING rooms
*HEALTH services accessibility
*FOCUS groups
*RESEARCH methodology
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*MEDICAL personnel
*QUANTITATIVE research
*QUALITATIVE research
*NURSES
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*HOSPITAL nursing staff
*QUALITY assurance
*CHILD health services
*BREASTFEEDING
*RESEARCH funding
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*POSTNATAL care
*CESAREAN section
*PHYSICIANS
*STATISTICAL sampling
*PATIENT safety
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17408695
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Maternal & Child Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152674583
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13219