SummaryThe authors (Chiu, Anderson, & Burkhammer, 2005) of the article present all essential components of the research study. There will be a drop in temperature in the newborn if he or she has difficulty breastfeeding while having skin-to-skin contact with the mother. This was the hypothesis deduced. The method used to collect the information was a pretest-posttest study and the sample consisted of 48 full-term infants. The main findings showed that most infants reached and maintained temperatures between 36.5 and 37.6 degrees Celsius, the thermo-neutral range, with few exceptions. Problem StatementThe research problem is thermoregulation in newborns. The purpose of the research study is to learn whether kangaroo contact, or skin-to-skin, facilitates safe temperatures in newborns during the first minutes and hours after birth, particularly during breastfeeding. In this article, the problem statement is written clearly and expresses a relationship between two or more variables, specifically temperature and skin-to-skin contact. In this study, the problem statement is testable and indicates a specific population studied (term newborns). The importance to nursing is evident in the problem statement. It is important for newborns to maintain a body temperature within a normal range so that "calorie expenditure and oxygen consumption are minimal." If excessive effort is required to produce heat when cold stress persists, newborns may experience adverse metabolic events such as hypoxemia, acidosis, and hypoglycemia” (Chiu et al., 2005 . p. 115 cited in Kenner, 2003). the literature review is comprehensive and makes explicit the relationship between variables and discusses relevant concepts. All sources are relevant to the topic of study and are critically evaluated. Classic and current sources are included, dating from 1977 to 2004. Most sources are primary sources, but only supporting research is presented. Chiu et al. state that a gap in knowledge about the problem identified is that "temperature has not been reported in skin-to-skin contact studies focused on the breastfeeding process." This study aims to fill the gap by studying mothers and newborns who have t...... middle of paper ......sing Practice The temperature results provide strong evidence for the validity of this study. According to Chiu et al (2005), “When mother-infant pairs breast-feed skin-to-skin using a safe technique, fears of hypothermia are unfounded” (p. 120). Patients benefit from the research results because “healthy full-term infants, with or without breastfeeding difficulties, could breastfeed safely in skin-to-skin contact with their mothers” (Chiu et al., 2005. p.120). Direct application of research findings is feasible in terms of time, money and legal/ethical risks. These results indicate that nurses no longer need to worry about infants becoming cold during skin-to-skin contact, particularly during breastfeeding. The results of this study should be applied to nursing practice because skin-to-skin contact facilitates bonding between mother and baby and helps regulate the baby's temperature. References Chiu, S., Anderson, GC, & Burkhammer, MD (2005 ). Newborn temperature during skin-to-skin breastfeeding in couples with breastfeeding difficulties. BIRTH, 32(2), p. 115-121.