There is increasing recognition that parents play a critical role in promoting the health
outcomes of low birthweight and preterm infants. Despite a large body of literature on …

The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting normal life globally, every area of life is touched. The
pandemic demands quick action and as new information emerges, reliable synthesises and …

Though rarely included in studies of parent–infant interactions, affectionate touch plays a
unique and vital role in infant development. Previous studies in human and rodent models …

The ongoing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is disrupting most
specialized healthcare services worldwide, including those for high-risk newborns and their …

Background and Objectives: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) benefits preterm infants' health
through increasing breastfeeding, but the longitudinal effects of KMC remain unknown. This …

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of kangaroo mother care (KMC) in reducing the
length of hospital stay of preterm and/or low birth weight infants. Source: Cochrane Library …

Aim Skin‐to‐skin contact immediately after birth is recognised as an evidence‐based best
practice and an acknowledged contributor to improved short‐and long‐term health …

Preterm birth and the subsequent hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
is a challenging life event for parents and babies. Stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms …

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting care for high-risk
newborns in ways that will likely be sustained beyond the initial pandemic response. These …

We aimed to explore the association between skin-to-skin contact (SSC) duration after
caesarean sections (CSs) and breastfeeding outcomes. A prospective study was conducted …