There are a lot of firsts to experience with every child—whether it’s your first, second, or third. Shortly after birth, one of the firsts parents will experience with their baby is skin-to-skin ...

Skin-to-skin contact might be doing more for your baby than many originally thought. According to new research, published in "Neurology" on Sept. 24, skin-to-skin contact, also known as kangaroo care, ...

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, ...

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, ...

A growing body of research underscores that the first hour after birth is far more than a gentle moment; it is a critical biological window for both the newborn and the mother. A joint study conducted ...

More premature babies who had early skin-to-skin contact with their mother were being breastfed at the time of discharge from hospital and for up to one year afterwards. However, this is far from the ...

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 ...

When my wife gave birth recently the nurses stressed the significance of skin-to-skin contact with our son. On a physical level they tell us the contact helps regulate the baby’s temperature, heart ...