Maternity patients' perceptions of staff compliance with hand hygiene and skin-to-skin contact with a newborn

© 2016 The Royal College of Midwives. Background. Hand hygiene is important in reducing community-associated infection. Placing a newborn on a mother's bare chest or abdomen (skin-to-skin) following birth promotes breastfeeding and infant health. Aim. The researchers investigated perceptions of...

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Main Authors: Lewis, Lucy, Hauck, Yvonne, Ashton, E., Engelbrecht, D., Nicolaou, L., Crichton, C., Spence, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Ten Alps Publishing 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71143