title: Skin-to-skin contact. Part two: the evidence.
abstract: Health professionals are increasingly recognising that skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby immediately after birth has important and significant health benefits for all babies. UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative has recently increased recommended minimum time spent in skin contact after birth from 30 minutes to one hour. This article looks at recent research into the benefits of skin contact and summarises the findings.
authors: UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative.
authors: Sarah
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authors: Vincent
mesh_terms: D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018730:Infant Behavior; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000523:psychology; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D014110:Touch; D006113:United Kingdom