The Effect of Video Education on Skin-to-Skin Contact at the Time of Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Catherine M Caponero; Dani G Zoorob; Victor Heh; Hind N Moussa

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1741540

The Effect of Video Education on Skin-to-Skin Contact at the Time of Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

AJP Rep. 2022 Feb 4;12(1):e10-e16. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1741540. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Catherine M Caponero^{1

2}, Dani G Zoorob³, Victor Heh⁴, Hind N Moussa^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Ob/Gyn and Women's Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kettering Health, Kettering, Ohio.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Academic Offices, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
⁴ Office of Academic Affairs, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dublin, Ohio.
⁵ Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Abstract

Objective The objective of this study was to measure the impact of video education at the time of admission for delivery on intent and participation in skin-to-skin contact (SSC) immediately after birth. Methods This study was a randomized controlled trial of educational intervention in women ( N = 240) of 18 years or older admitted in anticipation of normal spontaneous term delivery. Alternate patients were randomized into video ( N = 120) and no video ( N = 120) groups. Both groups received a survey about SSC. The video group watched an educational DVD and completed a postsurvey about SSC. Results During the preintervention survey, 89.2% of those in the video group compared with 83.3% of those in the no video group indicated that they planned to use SSC ( p = 0.396). After the video, 98.3% planned to do SSC after delivery ( p < 0.001). However, only 59.8% started SSC within 5 minutes of delivery in the video group and only 49.4% started SSC within 5 minutes of delivery in the no video group ( p = 0.17). Conclusion Video education alters the intention and trends toward participation in SSC within 5 minutes of delivery. Despite the plans for SSC, however, there was no significant difference in rates between the two groups. These findings support that obstacles, other than prenatal education, may affect early SSC. Key Points Significant obstacles impact skin-to-skin rate.Video education alters skin-to-skin intent.Video education can improve skin-to-skin rate.Education can happen at the time of delivery.Video education can impact mothers and infants.

Keywords: breastfeeding; delivery; prenatal care; skin-to-skin contact; video education.

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