Kangaroo Care in the Operating Room

Maternal C-section Satisfaction

Assess maternal Cesarean section (C-section) satisfaction using Likert-scale surveys. Survey scale was one to five, a higher score is better as it indicates the participants were satisfied/content about the procedure; response legend is the following: 1 = Very Unsatisfied, 2 = Unsatisfied, 3 = neutral, 4 Satisfied, and 5 = Very Satisfied. Maximum potential score for the survey is 5 and 1 is the minimum score. Reporting Likert's median score per participants' scores at delivery.

Time frame: Delivery

Maternal Pain Level

Assess maternal pain using Likert-scale surveys. Survey scale was one to five, a lower score is better as it indicates the participant experienced no pain to mild, annoying pain; responses legend is the following: 1 = No pain, 2 = Mild, annoying pain, 3 = Nagging pain, 4 = intense pain, and 5 = Unbearable pain. Maximum potential score for the survey is 5 and 1 is the minimum score. Reporting Likert's median score per participants' scores at delivery.

Time frame: Delivery

Maternal Pain Medication Need

Assess maternal need for additional pain medication for their cesarean section delivery by collecting pain medication provided during their labor and delivery from the patients' chart.

Time frame: Delivery

Cesarean Section Blood Loss

Assess quantitative blood loss (QBL) of the cesarean section by collecting QBL in milliliters (mL) from the patients' chart delivery note.

Time frame: Delivery

Neonatal Morbidity APGAR Test

Assess neonatal morbidity by collecting neonatal 5-minute Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration (APGAR) test scores from the patients' chart. Each of the five criteria can be scored 0-2 with a possible total test score ranging from 0-10 with three subcategories; reassuring: score 7-10, moderately abnormal: 4-6 and low: 0-3. A higher score indicates better neonatal outcomes.