Skin-to-skin contact and delivery room practices: a longitudinal survey conducted in Piedmont and the Aosta Valley

• Main Authors: Michelangelo Barbaglia (Author), Enrico Finale (Author), Silvia Noce (Author), Alessandro Vigo (Author), Cesare Arioni (Author), Raffaella Visentin (Author), Elisabetta Scurati-Manzoni (Author), Andrea Guala (Author), SUPC Piedmont and Aosta Valley study group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sudden unexpected postnatal collapse of presumably healthy neonates during early skin-to-skin contact is a rare, yet recognized occurrence, associated with a high risk of mortality and morbidity. A survey was conducted in 2012 in 30 delivery wards throughout Piedmont and the Aost...