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Skin-to-skin contact by fathers and the impact on infant and paternal outcomes: an integrative review

Overview of attention for article published in Midwifery, July 2016
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Title
Skin-to-skin contact by fathers and the impact on infant and paternal outcomes: an integrative review
Published in
Midwifery, July 2016
DOI 10.1016/j.midw.2016.07.007
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Authors

Shefaly Shorey, Hong-Gu He, Evalotte Morelius

Abstract

to summarise research evidence on the impact of father-infant skin-to-skin contact on infant and paternal outcomes. an integrative literature review. PubMed, ScienceDirect, PsycINFO, and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health. studies included were: (1) published in English between January 1995 to September 2015; (2) primary researches; and (3) focused on fathers providing skin-to-skin contact with their infants and its impact on infant and paternal outcomes. The Joanna Briggs Institute's Critical Appraisal Checklists were used to appraise the scientific rigour of the studies. twelve studies (10 quantitative and two qualitative) were included in this review. Father-infant skin-to-skin contact had positive impacts on infants' outcomes, including temperature and pain, bio-physiological markers, behavioural response, as well as paternal outcomes, which include parental role attainment, paternal interaction behaviour, and paternal stress and anxiety. a father's involvement in providing skin-to-skin contact seems to be feasible and beneficial to both infants and fathers. However, there has been a scarcity of literature that exclusively examines fathers' involvement and perceptions related to skin-to-skin contact in the postpartum period. Future research should examine skin-to-skin contact by fathers and its associated benefits, as well as fathers' perceptions on father-infant SSC among varied populations. a father's involvement in providing skin-to-skin contact should be promoted during the postnatal period. Father-infant skin-to-skin contact is a valuable alternative, especially during the unavailability of mothers due to special circumstances, including medical emergencies and caesarean section.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 279 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 35 13%
Student > Master 29 10%
Other 19 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 17 6%
Other 63 23%
Unknown 99 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 63 23%
Psychology 33 12%
Medicine and Dentistry 31 11%
Social Sciences 9 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 3%
Other 36 13%
Unknown 101 36%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 79. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 February 2024.
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