Influence on operative time of immediate skin-to-skin care in low-risk primary cesarean births for breech presentation: Retrospective cohort study

Background Multiple benefits for both, mother and baby have been reported from immediate skin-to-skin care (SSC). The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of SSC on operative time and blood loss in primary cesarean births for breech presentation. Methods A SSC protocol for cesarean birth w...

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Autores: Cuerva González, Marcos Javier, Carbonell López, María, Boria Alegre, Félix, Gil, María Mar, Calle Fernández-Miranda, María de la, Bartha Rasero, José Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/751340
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10486/751340
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/birt.12683
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:breech presentation
cesarean birth
cesarean section
operative time
skin-to-skin care
skin-to-skin contact
surgical blood loss
Medicina
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Sumario:Background Multiple benefits for both, mother and baby have been reported from immediate skin-to-skin care (SSC). The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of SSC on operative time and blood loss in primary cesarean births for breech presentation. Methods A SSC protocol for cesarean birth was implemented in our institution on February 25, 2019. In this single-center retrospective cohort study, we compared the outcomes of planned primary cesarean births for breech presentation at term before and after its implementation. Results Data from 110 women who had a cesarean birth for breech presentation at term were analyzed, 55 in each group. Group 1 were women who had immediate SSC and Group 2 were women without immediate SSC. Maternal and surgical characteristics, and neonatal outcomes were similar in both groups. The mean operative time was 3.22 minutes shorter in the immediate SSC group compared with the not immediate SSC group (37.13 ± 12.27 vs 40.35 ± 12.23 minutes; P = 0.171). Conclusions In conclusion, immediate SSC following a low-risk cesarean birth for breech presentation neither prolongs the operative time nor increases blood loss during the procedure. Although we were unable to demonstrate a significant reduction in the operative time with the immediate SSC protocol, a decrease of 3 minutes was noted