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 …

Early skin‐to‐skin contact (SSC) after birth is a physiological practice that is internationally
recommended and has well‐documented importance for the baby and for the mother. This …

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 …

This was a nurse-driven, hospital-based, prospective cohort study of data collected in 19
hospitals in San Bernardino and Riverside counties by California Perinatal Services …

OBJECTIVE: to examine the effect of early skin-to-skin contact between mothers and their
healthy full-term babies on initiation and duration of breast feeding. DESIGN: a randomised …

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 …

Background Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth brings about
numerous protective effects; however, it is an intervention that is underutilized in Iraq where …

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 article describes a quality improvement project in which early skin-to-skin (STS) contact,
in the operating room (OR) and during recovery, was used as an intervention to increase the …

Aim: To study the influence on breastfeeding of skin‐to‐skin contact after birth. Methods:
Using a prospective cohort study design, a group of 1250 Polish children was investigated …