Center for Pediatric Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice

Title

Benefits of Mother-Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact.

Publication Title

MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing

Document Type

Article

PubMed ID

35475929

Abstract

Skin-to-skin contact has numerous benefits for newborns including supporting breastfeeding. Our breastfeeding expert, Dr. Spatz, reviews some of the most recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses on skin-to-skin contact and offers suggestions for improving rates on maternity units.

Keywords

Breast Feeding, Female, Humans, Infant, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers

DOI

10.1097/NMC.0000000000000818

Publication Date

5-1-2022

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