Benefits of Mother–Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact : MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

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Benefits of Mother–Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact

Spatz, Diane L. PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

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MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing 47(3):p 170, May/June 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000818

In Brief

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.

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