[jeduehr]

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

[mhb]

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.

[PragmaticPulp]

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.

[drknownuffin]

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.