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A Staff Educational Intervention to Increase the Time of Skin-to-Skin Care in a Swedish NICU: A Quality Improvement
Annika Nyholm1, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, Rebecca Risberg
1Author Affiliations: Department of Clinical Science-Pediatrics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden (Mss Nyholm, Risberg, Örnberg, and van den Berg) ; and Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (Ms Thernström Blomqvist).
Background:
Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is crucial in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care; yet, challenges exist in its implementation. This study addresses a knowledge gap by examining the most effective ways to introduce SSC in the NICU, emphasizing the need to seamlessly integrate this practice for optimal infant and parent care. One way, among many, to implement SSC is to increase staff's knowledge and awareness about SSC.
Objective:
To describe the effect of an educational intervention on SSC time, the number of SSC sessions per day, and the number of infants cared for with SSC within their first day of life.
Methods:
A pre- and postinterventional study design was used to determine the effect of an educational intervention on SSC time, the number of SSC sessions per day, and the number of infants cared for with SSC within their first day of life.
Results:
The prevalence of infants receiving SSC during their first 24 hours of life, the number of SSC sessions per day, and the duration of each SSC session increased after the intervention, and these effects persisted over 2 years.
Implications For Practice:
Our study highlights the impact of staff education and reflective discussions on SSC in the NICU. Integrating these with practical training, parental education, and NICU environment modifications is pivotal for enhancing and sustaining optimal SSC practices, benefiting both infants and parents.
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