I need help! Im from Pennsylvania and my hospital is recently jumping on board with skin to skin and I need guidelines and policies. I need to create these for our hospital and I do not know the first thing about creating new guidelines and policies. I wanted to do a policy on thermoregulation/cold stress of term and late preterm baby replacing the radiant warmers and using skin to skin. New bath guidelines and skin to skin use after first bath...Also, I want to type up guidelines for non-interrupted first hour of life skin to skin care. I am lost. Does anyone have anything formally written on your unit? I am desperate. I just want to get everyone on board and provide written support for staff. Thank you for any help:-) 0 Likes
liane90 Jun 4, 2015 If you go on usa.gov and type your inquiry, it will pull up formalized studies, articles, and guidelines. Hope this helps. 0 Likes
obrn2 Jun 7, 2015 Try National Guideline Clearinghouse with a search for skin to skin. There is a lot of information available on this topic.National Guideline Clearinghouse | HomeGood luck! I love having our moms do skin to skin. 0 Likes
