Delayed Newborn First Bath and Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates.
Nurs Womens Health
; 23(1): 31-37, 2019 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To develop an evidence-based practice project to evaluate the effect of delaying a newborn's first bath on exclusive breastfeeding rates at discharge.DESIGN:
A pre- and post-implementation evaluation of the effect of delaying the first bath on exclusive breastfeeding rates at discharge.SETTING:
A postpartum unit in a southern California community hospital.PARTICIPANTS:
Breastfeeding dyads of women and newborns (>37 weeks gestational age) who were admitted to the postpartum unit. INTERVENTION/MEASUREMENTS Postpartum nurses involved in the unit practice council, in collaboration with unit leadership, changed the newborn's first bath practice through development of a bathing guideline, nurse education, and mother education. Measurements of the practice change included time of the first bath and exclusive breastfeeding rates at discharge.RESULTS:
We observed an increased time for the newborn's first bath from 6.88 hours to 13.71 hours (p ≤ .001). The number of times women chose not to bathe their newborns while in the hospital also increased by approximately seven times, from 0.16% to 1.1%. The rate of exclusive breastfeeding at discharge did not change significantly after implementation (p ≥ .05), regardless of when the first bath was given.CONCLUSION:
Delaying a newborn's first bath was not associated with an increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates. More research is needed to determine the effect of bath times.Palabras clave
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Baños
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Lactancia Materna
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Tiempo de Tratamiento
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurs Womens Health
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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OBSTETRICIA
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PERINATOLOGIA
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SAUDE DA MULHER
Año:
2019
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Article