Learn about the nurturing impact of skin-to-skin contact, also known as kangaroo care, with insights from pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD. This gentle practice helps stabilize a baby’s vital signs and ...

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 ...

All mammals have a set sequence of behaviors at birth – all with a single purpose – to breastfeed. Baby mammals are born to breastfeed! Surprisingly, it is the newborn that initiates breastfeeding, ...

Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly updated Cochrane review. The review ...

Babies born very early had stronger neurodevelopmental performance at 1 year if they received more skin-to-skin care as newborns, a study found. Skin-to-skin cuddling with a parent has lasting ...

Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly-updated Cochrane review. The review, ...

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 ...