Dr. Khushali Jhaverivia, ‘New study reinforces skin-to-skin contact is critical for premature babies’, https://abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/GMA/Wellness/new-study-finds-skin-skin-contact-critical-premature/story?id=105274582, ABC News Network (November 30, 2023)
The study (…) found that premature babies who were held close to their mother or father’s skin right after birth showed better communication, social skills and more positive interaction with their mothers at 4 months compared to those who were placed in an incubator. (…) Crucially, premature babies benefit the most from skin-to-skin contact right after birth, the study suggested. (…) The study has identified fathers as a previously untapped resource that really has an important function in having immediate skin-to-skin contact with their infant if the mother is not available.