Skin-to-skin contact
Direct skin contact that releases oxytocin.
Too little may be associated with
Touch starvation and higher stress.
Too much may be associated with
Minimal risk.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Neurotransmitters
Hormones
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Research (5)
- Skin-to-Skin Contact in the Third Stage of Labor and Postpartum Hemorrhage Prevention: A Scoping Review Ruiz et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Skin-to-skin contact-An effective intervention on pain and stress reduction in preterm infants Pavlyshyn et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Skin-to-skin contact to support preterm infants and reduce NICU-related stress Pavlyshyn et al. (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Parent-Infant Skin-to-Skin Contact and Stress Regulation: A Systematic Review of the Literature Ionio et al. (2021) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Intraoperative Mother and Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact during Cesarean Birth: Systematic Review Frederick et al. (2020) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
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