Skin-to-skin contact and late-onset sepsis in newborns weighing up to 1,800g: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Fernando Lamy-Filho (Author), Marivanda Julia Furtado Goudard (Author), Sérgio Tadeu Martins Marba (Author), Alcione Miranda dos Santos (Author), Geisy Maria de Souza Lima (Author), Roberta Costa (Author), Vivian Mara Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo (Author), Zeni Carvalho Lamy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the association between the time to initiate the first skin-to-skin contact (SSC) and the daily practice time with the rates of late-onset sepsis in newborns ≤1,800g. Methods: a multicentric cohort study was carried out at the neonatal units located in three Brazilia...