The first moment between a mother and newborn has long been believed to offer lasting benefits, but a new study is challenging assumptions about how far those benefits go. A randomized clinical trial ...

About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial, 2 hours of mother-neonate skin-to-skin contact (SSC) in the delivery room did not enhance neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 to 3 years of age.

Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly updated Cochrane review. The review ...

Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly-updated Cochrane review. The review, ...

All mammals have a set sequence of behaviors at birth – all with a single purpose – to breastfeed. Baby mammals are born to breastfeed! Surprisingly, it is the newborn that initiates breastfeeding, ...

Premature infants who received more skin-to-skin contact while in NICU showed significantly greater brain growth on discharge than preemies who received little or no skin-to-skin contact, based on ...