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Health: C-section babies should have skin-to-skin contact with their fathers while mums recover

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Babies born by C-section should have skin-to-skin contact with their fathers while mums recover as it helps to boost heart rate, study finds Swedish experts studied 95 Caesarean-delivered babies in a Chilean hospital The babies were grouped based on the contact they had with their fathers One group had skin-to-skin contact, while one got cradled in … Read more

Skin-to-skin contact between parents and infants reduces experience of pain during a jab

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Cuddling a newborn DOES soothe them: Skin-to-skin contact between parents and infants reduces a baby’s pain, study finds Researchers monitored the brain activity of babies undergoing a blood test They had some held skin-to-skin, some with clothes and others in an incubator  Those held skin-to-skin experienced a dampened reaction to the painful jab Experts say … Read more