Weight gain in newborns submitted to skin-to-skin contact Ana Karine da Costa Monteiro Souza Ana Caroline Mendes Tavares Daiany Gabriela de Lima Carvalho Viviane Castro de Araújo 10.6084/m9.figshare.5930875.v1 https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Weight_gain_in_newborns_submitted_to_skin-to-skin_contact/5930875 <div><p>ABSTRACT Purpose: to compare the weight gain among newborns submitted to the kangaroo method and those not submitted to it, and to analyze the factors that may influence this gain: length of hospital stay, gestational age, corrected gestational age, birth weight, weight on the first day of follow-up, duration of gastric tube feeding, duration of oral feeding, and type of diet. Methods: a cross-sectional, quantitative study, with 86 newborns divided into two groups: group 1, with 48 neonates undergoing skin-to-skin contact and Group 2, 38 newborns who did not have this contact. Weights were recorded until hospital discharge. Results: a greater weight gain in Group 1, a longer time of hospitalization in Group 2, and a significant difference in weight gain related to the type of diet in Group 2. Conclusion: skin-to-skin contact has a positive influence on weight gain and length of hospital stay of newborns. The use of an infant formula does not influence weight gain for dyads who experienced skin-to-skin contact. Gestational age, corrected gestational age, birth weight, weight on the first day of follow-up, duration of gastric tube feeding, duration of oral feeding are not correlated with weight gain.</p></div> 2018-02-28 02:41:09 Infant, Newborn Infant Premature Kangaroo-Mother Care Method Weight Gain Breast Feeding