Skin-to-skin expert from the University of Alabama at Birmingham is available to discuss why skin-to-skin is normal in the operating room after a c-section, the value of skin-to-skin and address billing concerns.
According to Elicia Jacob, DNP, director of Nursing for UAB Women and Infants Services, “The skin-to-skin practice for healthy moms and babies has been implemented into UAB’s daily practice with the last three years, as long as mom and baby are stable. This practice is beneficial to baby and mom based on scientific evidence. What we have learned on our Baby Friendly journey has helped us with implementing skin-to-skin in the OR into our practice.”
UAB has a delivery care team that includes a nurse to monitor the baby during the recovery period as their hemodynamic systems are adjusting to being outside of the uterus. Part of that team includes a nurse dedicated to caring for the mom during her recovery period. This ensures UAB provides individualized care to our mothers and babies.
“If a family is concerned about what they might be charged for during the delivery of their baby, I recommend they contact the provider and ask for an itemized estimate for a normal vaginal delivery and/or a C-section,” Jacob said. “This can help prepare you as questions come up when you are making your birthing plan and the decision that come when you are birthing your baby, such as skin-to-skin contact.”
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