Background Mother‐infant separation post birth is common. In standard hospital care,
newborn infants are held wrapped or dressed in their mother's arms, placed in open cribs or …

The positive clinical effects caused by skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth or after
repeated skin-to-skin contact of premature infants (kangaroo care) or fullterm infants are well …

This brief report reviews findings from a longitudinal study of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) with
mothers and full-term infants and a follow-up study of these dyads when the children were 9 …

Maternal sensitivity is a modifiable determinant of infant attachment security and a precursor
to optimal child development. Contextual stressors undermine sensitivity, but research was …

Importance Good-quality parent-infant interactions have protective effects on infant socio-
emotional and behavioral development. These interactions are especially critical for very …

Behavioral and emotional outcomes for babies who experienced maternal separation due to
prematurity or birth defects have not improved significantly for the last 20 years. Current …

Objectives: To determine the knowledge and attitude of nursing staff and mothers towards
kangaroo mother care (KMC) in the eastern sub-district of Cape Town. Design: A cross …

This study evaluated the effects of a short video feedback intervention aimed at enhancing
maternal sensitivity and the development of infants from low-income families in a …

It is known that duration of breastfeeding and responsive feeding are associated with
decreased risk of obesity. It is however, not clear whether breastfed infants signal more to …

Ethnographic research suggests mother-infant physical contact predicts high levels of
maternal responsiveness to infant cues, yet it is unclear whether this responsiveness is …