Predicting mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact using a machine learning approach.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Despite the known benefits of skin-to-skin contact (SSC), limited data exists on its implementation, especially its influencing factors. The current study was designed to use machine learning (ML) to identify the predictors of SSC.

Authors

  • Sanaz Safarzadeh
    Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
  • Nastaran Safavi Ardabili
    Department of Midwifery, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran.
  • Mohammadsadegh Vahidi Farashah
    Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
  • Nasibeh Roozbeh
    Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
  • Fatemeh Darsareh
    Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. famadarsareh@yahoo.com.