Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between the mother and her infant immediately postdelivery
is an important procedure that must be included in the care given to mother and
her infant many health benefits. The mother's desire and reaction towards (SSC) is
the
decisive factor in the success of this procedure, so the current study aimed to investigate
the initial reaction of 200 women towards (SSC) immediately after their vaginal delivery
were randomly selected from the obstetric hospital and national children in Lattakia, data
were collected using a questionnaire developed for this purpose. The study showed that
nearly three-quarters of mothers agreed to have contact with their children in (SSC) and
nearly three-quarters of approvals preferred to be covered. The highest rate of response to
approvals for contact with their children immediately after birth was the expression of joy
in child and then hugging and kissing him. While the highest response of non-approvals for
contact with their children immediately Post-Delivery refused to touch the child because
they were suffering of pain. The study recommended that every mother in the labor room
be investigated for carrying her naked child or swaddled with a blanket immediately after
birth, not forcing them to immediately postpartum (SSC), the study recommended to
continuing education and training sessions to provide all midwives and nurses working in
the labor rooms with information and skills (SSC) for all mothers immediately Post-
Delivery, and further research on nurse and midwife information on the importance of
prompt (SSC) immediately Post-Delivery.
