Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants

R. Moore, Elizabeth; Bergman, Nils; Cranston Anderson, Gene; Medley, Nancy

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd003519.pub4

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Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Nov 25, 2016

Authors:

Elizabeth R. Moore

Nils Bergman

Gene Cranston Anderson

Abstract

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 under radiant warmers. Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) begins ideally at birth and should last continually until the end of the...

Subject

Skin to skin

Medicine

Pediatrics

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