The Benefits of Skin-to-Skin Contact for Infants, Mothers, and Fathers: With a Primary Focus on Benefits for Fathers
Location
Armstrong Campus (Solms 110)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Open Access)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Helen Taggart
Faculty Mentor Email
htaggart@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2022
Start Date
14-11-2022 5:30 PM
End Date
14-11-2022 7:30 PM
Description
Researchers have conducted multiple studies on the benefits of skin-to-skin (S2S) contact for infants and mothers, but few have been done to evaluate the benefits of S2S contact for fathers. This is an area that needs further exploration with research focused more on fathers. Also, since researchers have primarily focused the studies on infants and mothers, nursing students are not often taught about how S2S contact benefits fathers or how their roles can help infants from birth throughout their lifetime. The purpose of this study had two goals. The first, to explore in greater detail how S2S contact benefited fathers and their infants. Secondly, nursing students learn about non-pharmacological interventions and family-centered care. Which is why it is important that nursing students need to know more about this topic, because it could serve as a useful tool in their future practice.
Academic Unit
Waters College of Health Professions
The Benefits of Skin-to-Skin Contact for Infants, Mothers, and Fathers: With a Primary Focus on Benefits for Fathers
Armstrong Campus (Solms 110)
Researchers have conducted multiple studies on the benefits of skin-to-skin (S2S) contact for infants and mothers, but few have been done to evaluate the benefits of S2S contact for fathers. This is an area that needs further exploration with research focused more on fathers. Also, since researchers have primarily focused the studies on infants and mothers, nursing students are not often taught about how S2S contact benefits fathers or how their roles can help infants from birth throughout their lifetime. The purpose of this study had two goals. The first, to explore in greater detail how S2S contact benefited fathers and their infants. Secondly, nursing students learn about non-pharmacological interventions and family-centered care. Which is why it is important that nursing students need to know more about this topic, because it could serve as a useful tool in their future practice.
