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Early skin-to-skin in the operating room following cesarean birth
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Background: World Health Organization (WHO) and The United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) have identified "Ten Steps to Successful ...
Bereavement program for the perinatal loss patient and family
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Background: Nurses in maternal-child nursing practice are periodically faced with the challenging situation of providing care for patients' ...
Implementation and evaluation of transitioning newborns at the bedside Maternal-Child Leadership Project
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Background: Traditionally, mothers and babies are separated after birth. However, strong evidence exists that immediate skin-to-skin contact ...
Field birth: A video program and resource website for care providers of newborns delivered outside of the hospital
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Introduction: Despite the rise in planned and unplanned home and field births, the opportunities and resources for pre-hospital care providers ...
Increasing exclusive breastfeeding rates in a predominantly African-American patient population
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding provides infants with ideal nutrition as well as optimal health and developmental outcomes. Human milk ...
The golden hour: Early initiation of breastfeeding
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Background: Breastfeeding in the first hour of life is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is listed as step four of the ...
Improving developmental care provided by patient care assistants to prevent developmental regression during acute hospital admission
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Background: As healthcare rapidly changes, organizations large and small are adapting the structure of their inpatient and outpatient service ...
A pilot exploring integration of a home visiting public health nurse into a pediatric medical home team
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Introduction/Background: Mounting evidence shows that home visiting programs can decrease health disparities; reduce hospitalizations and ...
Mama Care: An innovative care model for pregnant women with a prenatally diagnosed birth defect
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how an adaptation of the Centering Pregnancy Model of group prenatal care, Mama Care, is being ...
Keeping skin in the game: Bringing awareness to neonatal skin injuries
(2016-03-21)
The purpose of this project is to increase awareness of the broad range of neonatal skin injuries and to improve documentation of those injuries in a level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).