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Women’s experiences of skin-to-skin cesarean birth compared to standard cesarean birth: a qualitative study

Clea A. Machold, Susan E. O’Rinn, William H. McKellin, Gillian Ballantyne and Jon F.R. Barrett
August 31, 2021 9 (3) E834-E840; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200079
Clea A. Machold
Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (Machold), Collingwood, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (O’Rinn) and Aubrey & Marla Dan Centre for Women & Babies (O’Rinn), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anthropology (McKellin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Birthing Unit (Ballantyne), Aubrey & Marla Dan Centre for Women & Babies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Barrett), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Susan E. O’Rinn
Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (Machold), Collingwood, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (O’Rinn) and Aubrey & Marla Dan Centre for Women & Babies (O’Rinn), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anthropology (McKellin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Birthing Unit (Ballantyne), Aubrey & Marla Dan Centre for Women & Babies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Barrett), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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William H. McKellin
Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (Machold), Collingwood, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (O’Rinn) and Aubrey & Marla Dan Centre for Women & Babies (O’Rinn), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anthropology (McKellin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Birthing Unit (Ballantyne), Aubrey & Marla Dan Centre for Women & Babies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Barrett), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Gillian Ballantyne
Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (Machold), Collingwood, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (O’Rinn) and Aubrey & Marla Dan Centre for Women & Babies (O’Rinn), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anthropology (McKellin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Birthing Unit (Ballantyne), Aubrey & Marla Dan Centre for Women & Babies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Barrett), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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vol. 9 no. 3 E834-E840
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200079
PubMed 
34465580
History 
  • Published online August 31, 2021.
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  1. Clea A. Machold, MJ MD,
  2. Susan E. O’Rinn, BA,
  3. William H. McKellin, PhD,
  4. Gillian Ballantyne, BScN RN,
  5. Jon F.R. Barrett, MD
  1. Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (Machold), Collingwood, Ont.; Sunnybrook Research Institute (O’Rinn) and Aubrey & Marla Dan Centre for Women & Babies (O’Rinn), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anthropology (McKellin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Birthing Unit (Ballantyne), Aubrey & Marla Dan Centre for Women & Babies, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Barrett), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Clea Machold, cmachold{at}gmail.com
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Jul 2021, 9 (3) E834-E840; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20200079
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