ASEM documentary overview
Official Canadian Paediatric Society document (2024) on “Skin-to-skin care (SSC) for term and preterm infants”. Skin-to-skin care (SSC) is an important part of parent and infant care during the neonatal period and into infancy. SSC should be initiated immediately after birth and practiced as a standard of care in all settings, as well as in the home. There is strong evidence that SSC has a positive effect on breastfeeding and human milk feeding in both term and preterm infants, as well as on mortality, cardiopulmonary stabilit.
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