Now it's common practice to prioritize skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby and it may be even more important for those born prematurely or with a low birth weight. During skin-to-skin ...

Skin-to-skin contact also lowers levels of the hormone cortisol ... For example, one study found that premature babies who received at least one hour of kangaroo care for two weeks had better ...

Although there have been many advances in caring for premature babies, there has been no improvement in solving the problem of preterm labor or PROM. We don't completely understand why some women ...

Despite the use of current heat preservation strategies, LBW premature infants remain vulnerable to hypothermia and associated morbidities and mortality. The use of an occlusive skin wrap has been ...

"I now know premature babies benefit from being touched ... another way to bond is through kangaroo care; when you hold your baby skin-to-skin against your chest. There are many benefits of ...