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 ...

To encourage use of skin-to-skin contact with all healthy term infants during the first two hours of life and throughout their mothers' postpartum hospitalization, an easy, rapid newborn assessment ...

Skin, the largest organ of the body, is a complex system designed to protect, regulate and sense the world. Skin acts as a barrier against germs, pollution and harmful substances to keep the body safe ...

Premature infants who received more skin-to-skin contact while in NICU showed significantly greater brain growth on discharge than preemies who received little or no skin-to-skin contact, based on ...