Benefits of Skin-To-Skin Contact
Posted by Jamelia Benjamin on 30th Jan 2018
After birth, mothers and babies should be in direct contact
for at least the first hour or two. This is because during pregnancy, babies
are really close to their mother in terms of getting warmth, food, protection
and oxygen. After labour, babies will unexpectedly find themselves without all
of these essential needs. To resolve this, babies should be held naked against
their mother’s skin, also known as skin-to-skin contact (or Kangaroo care). If
due to birth complications and the mother
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