Immediate skin-to-skin contact with unstable newborns improves survival chances

Re:Immediate skin-to-skin contact with unstable newborns imp... by jeduehr on Thursday May 27, 2021 @07:50AM (#27301883)

I will say this is something we've known for a while: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27885658/

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Re:Immediate skin-to-skin contact with unstable newborns imp... by mhb on Thursday May 27, 2021 @09:16AM (#27302694)

This is not what the study addressed - the study is about contact with premature babies which is typically withheld until they are stable. The outcomes are better if the skin-to-skin contact is initiated before they are stable.

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Re:Immediate skin-to-skin contact with unstable newborns imp... by PragmaticPulp on Thursday May 27, 2021 @09:08AM (#27302615)

Yes, and it’s standard practice in hospitals.

Additionally, our doctor prescribed a certain quota of skin-to-skin contact daily for the first several weeks after birth.

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Re:Immediate skin-to-skin contact with unstable newborns imp... by drknownuffin on Thursday May 27, 2021 @11:08AM (#27304018)

Skin-to-skin is standard. Skin-to-skin for unstable neonates is not, which is the debate in the medical field and the question that the study sought to answer.

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