The events happening in the early hours of life are very effective on the survival and development of the child, and the separation of the newborn from the mother after birth, even for a short term, can disrupt successful breastfeeding at this important time. The current study aimed to determine the effect of skin-to-skin contact of mother and newborn immediately after the cesarean section on breastfeeding choice at the time of discharge. This randomized controlled interventional study was performed on 80 mothers and newborns after the cesarean section with spinal anesthesia in two groups of skin-to-skin contact and routine care. The type of feeding selected by the mother was asked at the time of admission and discharge, and it was compared between the two groups. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 for, logistic regression, Chi-square and Fisher tests. The results showed that the selection of breastfeeding at the time of discharge in the skin-to-skin contact group was slightly higher than that of the routine care group, but there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups regarding the significance level of the study (p-value >0.05),. 96.3% of the mothers of the skin contact group reported that the skin-to-skin contact was effective in choosing exclusive breastfeeding for their newborns. The results of this study show that although a high percentage of mothers tends to breastfeed their newborns, in practice almost half of them do not succeed in breastfeeding their newborns exclusively. According to the results of the study, and since the selection of breastfeeding in the skin contact group was at a higher level, skin-to-skin contact did not have a significant effect on the selection of breastfeeding. It seems that a study with a larger sample size will produce more positive results.