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Neonates born very preterm receiving 2 hours of immediate skin-to-skin contact (SSC) with their mothers showed no improvement in neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2-3 years of age, according to a ...

More premature babies who had early skin-to-skin contact with their mother were being breastfed at the time of discharge from hospital and for up to one year afterwards. However, this is far from the ...

The study found contact is especially crucial right after birth. For babies born prematurely, early skin-to-skin contact may have significant health benefits, according to a new study. The study, ...

About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial, 2 hours of mother-neonate skin-to-skin contact (SSC) in the delivery room did not enhance neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 to 3 years of age.