The manner in which a new baby is welcomed into the world during the first hours after birth
may have short-and long-term consequences. There is good evidence that normal, term …

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the World Health Organization
(WHO), healthy term infants should be placed in skin‐to‐skin contact with their mothers …

The objective of this research was to study influence of birth routines on mother–infant
interaction at Day 4. The present research is part of a longitudinal study where mother–infant …

This updated edition of Care Practice Paper# 6 presents the evidence for the benefits of
keeping mothers and babies together after birth. The normal physiology of the postpartum …

Evidence supporting the practice of skin‐to‐skin contact and breastfeeding soon after birth
points to physiologic, social, and psychological benefits for both mother and baby. The 2009 …

Background: Although the benefits of immediate, continuous, uninterrupted skin-to-skin
contact (SSC) and early breastfeeding have been widely researched and confirmed, the …

BACKGROUND: Preterm birth often negatively influences mother–infant interaction. Skin-to-
skin contact postbirth has positive effects on maternal feelings toward their preterm infants …

Aim This paper integrates clinical expertise to earlier research about the behaviours of the
healthy, alert, full‐term infant placed skin‐to‐skin with the mother during the first hour after …

Prolonged skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mothers and newborns in the hour after birth
is associated with physiologic and psychological benefits for both mothers and infants, yet …

The W orld H ealth O rganization and the U nited N ations I nternational C hildren's E
mergency F und recommends that mothers and newborns have skin‐to‐skin contact …